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  • 30 Apr 2013
    Workers' Memorial Day marked in Bristol

    More than 150 people attended an event in Bristol Cathedral on Sunday 28 April to mark Workers' Memorial Day.

  • 4 Feb 2013
    Justice is the key to peace in Colombia

    In years of conflict Colombia has seen five million people displaced, 60,000 declared as “missing”, thousands killed, and a million hectares of land snatched away from the rightful owners. Dr Marcelo Schneider addresses the justice that is bound up with peace in a troubled land, and sets the scene for the work of the the Programme of Ecumenical Accompaniment in Colombia (PEAC), inspired by the WCC’s Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel.

  • 31 Jan 2013
    WCC assembly to focus on sharing around justice and peace

    The 10th World Council of Churches assembly will be an opportunity for praying, listening and sharing together around the central theme of justice and peace.

  • 2 Nov 2012
    World churches urged to prioritise global justice and peace

    World church cooperation needs a much stronger emphasis on international affairs and peace with justice, a senior ecumenist has said.

  • 24 Feb 2011
    WCC Assembly in 2013 will focus on justice and peace

    The theme for the 10th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, meeting in Korea, will be “God of life, lead us to justice and peace”.

  • 9 May 2008
    Catholic justice and peace body condemns Zimbabwe election commission

    The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) can now no longer be relied upon as a "neutral and nonpartisan electoral umpire", according a statement from the Justice and Peace Commission of the Zimbabwean Catholic Bishops' Conference.

  • 13 Feb 2008
    Catholics to launch justice and peace resource for London

    The Catholic Diocese of Westminster have announced a new multi-media resource to promote 'justice, peace and the integrity of creation' in the London area. Entitled ‘No Hands But Ours’ it will be launched next Monday.