Category - catholic worker

Catholics arrested after asking God to forgive arms dealers

staff writers — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:52:49 +0100

Two members of the Catholic Worker movement, including a priest, have been arrested at the London arms fair. They poured red paint over an entrance sign before kneeling in prayer beneath a banner asking God to forgive arms dealers.

Catholic woman jailed after 'prayer for peace'

staff writers — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:55:29 +0100

A Catholic woman was jailed today following her arrest and conviction for breaking into a military base and praying for peace.

London priest is jailed after anti-war protest

staff writers — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:38:13 +0100

A Catholic priest who lives and ministers in London began a short prison sentence last week, after he refused to pay a fine following a peace protest which was ruled to have broken public order restrictions.

London vigil against the deportation of US Iraq war resisters

staff writers — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:38:17 +0100

Christian and other peacemakers staged a 10-hour vigil outside Canada House in London's Trafalgar Square yesterday, to call on on the Canadian government to halt the deportation of US soldiers who have fled the war in Iraq.

Catholic priest sent to prison following protest at London arms fair

Agencies — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:59:59 +0000

Zelda Jeffers and Fr Martin Newell of the London Catholic Worker community were sentenced to days in prison yesterday, at Stratford Magistrates Court, after pouring fake blood onto the gangway entrance to the DSEi (Defence System Equipment
International) Arms Fair

CPT UK walk to mark Afghan war anniversary

Simon Barrow — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 20:02:40 +0100

Christian Peacemaker Teams UK, the London Catholic Worker, the Oxford Catholic Worker and Voices UK are organising a peace walk through London on Sunday 7 October 2007 to mark the sixth anniversary of the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan.

Christian peacemakers to call for Afghan troop withdrawals

staff writers — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 06:35:15 +0100

Catholic priest jailed after anti-war service outside MoD

staff writers — Wed, 02 May 2007 08:02:56 +0100

A Catholic priest has been jailed following a peace protest against the Iraq war.

Parliament Square turned into graveyard on anniversary of Iraq war

staff writers — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 07:37:12 +0000

Christians have illegally protested the invasion of Iraq by staging a demonstration in Parliament Square, and planting crosses to remember the Iraqi men, women and children killed by US and UK forces.