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Category - peacemaking

March 2, 2016

World Council of Churches solidarity visit to Burundi

Amidst the current tense situation in Burundi, representatives of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) have embarked on a solidarity visit to Burundi from 1 to 4 March.
January 26, 2016

Blessed are the Peacemakers: Fr. John Dear on the Beatitudes
June 18, 2015

Northern Friends Peace Board reflect on politics and witness for peace

Members of the Northern Friends Peace Board met in Glasgow on 13 June to discuss issues from community peacebuilding to the Trident nuclear weapons system.
March 9, 2015

Pax Christi launches General Election Briefing

The UK's involvement in the global arms trade, its role in the world and Trident are some of the issues explored in a new General Election Briefing from Pax Christi and other Christian peace groups.
December 25, 2014

Make 'Christmas truces' permanent, says think-tank

A paper outlining moves towards a New Remembrance aimed at investing in peace-building rather than glorifying war-making has been published by the Christian think-tank Ekklesia, coinciding with commemorations of the fabled ‘Christmas Truces’.
December 23, 2014

Christmas Truce: podcast on 'the little peace'

At Christmas 1914, four months into World War One, British and German soldiers on the Western front laid down their weapons. They exchanged small gifts, sang carols, buried their dead, and some even kicked a football around.
December 21, 2014

Churches in Japan 'are witnesses to justice and peace'

Churches in Japan "are true witnesses of Jesus Christ through their words and deeds", says WCC General Secretary Dr Olav Fykse Tveit.
December 19, 2014

Who would Jesus shoot… at Christmas?

One of the tag-lines for our annual appeal (http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/annualappeal2014) this year is "Christmas truce? Help make it permanent."
December 19, 2014

Help make the 'Christmas Truce' permanent
December 9, 2014

Global ecumenical advocacy network for 'just peace' launched

The World Council of Churches has launched an Ecumenical Peace Advocacy Network (EPAN) at a recent international conference.

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Jun 26 2017

May must act on Briton detained in Ethiopia, say campaigners

It is three years since British father Andy Tsege was first illegally kidnapped from an international airport and rendered to Ethiopia’s death row...

Jun 26 2017

Church leaders write to politicians engaged in Northern Ireland talks

Jun 24 2017

CND calls for a halt to construction of new nuclear power stations

Jun 23 2017

Police need more training on hate crime, says Amnesty

Jun 22 2017

Howard League responds to 'devastating' report on prisoner support

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