Category - peacemaking

September 30, 2016

Dialogue flourishes between WCC and Muslim Council of Elders

The Grand Imam of Cairo’s prestigious Al-Azhar mosque and university, Prof. Dr Ahmad al-Tayyeb, is to visit the World Council of Churches to give a public lecture and participate in high-level dialogue on interreligious peacemaking.
September 21, 2016

International Day of Peace: crowdsourcing ideas for change

The United Nations' (UN) International Day of Peace is marked and celebrated on 21 September each year.
August 22, 2016

Nigerian Christians and Muslims open historic peace centre

Nigerian Christians and Muslims gathered on 19 August to open the International Centre for Inter-Faith Peace and Harmony
April 22, 2016

Churches of the Holy Land attend United States summit

Leaders from churches in the Holy Land met with the heads of faith-based organisations and churches in Atlanta, Georgia (USA) on 19-20 April 2016 for a summit that explored the role of US churches in peacemaking in the Middle East.
March 25, 2016

Ten years after Iraq: Norman Kember reflects

Ten years ago, Norman Kember, the peace activist taken hostage in Iraq, returned home after being freed by SAS troops.
March 14, 2016

Christian Aid urges world to 'keep working for peace' in Syria

As the Syria conflict enters its sixth year and peace talks resume today in Geneva, Christian Aid has implored the international community to keep on working for peace.
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.