Demographic complexity no excuse to deny the reality of inequality

Commenting on a recent exchange between an inner city clergyman and a former deputy prime minister about economic divisions in Britain, Simon Ba Commenting on a recent exchange between an inner city clergyman and a former deputy prime minister about economic divisions...

Peace Sunday marked across England and Wales

Catholic parishes across England and Wales have celebrating Peace Sunday this weekend, sharing the 2015 peace message of Pope Francis: ‘Slaves no more, but brothers and sisters’. Catholic parishes across England and Wales have celebrating Peace Sunday this...

Martin Luther King and freely nonviolent speech after Paris

This year (2015), Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the US falls on 19 January – the third Monday of the month. It is an observance which is gaining traction in other parts of the world, too, where the legacy of the civil rights campaigner and Baptist minister is an an...

World Day of Migrants and Refugees: generating hope not fear

In the worldwide Catholic Church, the World Day of Migrants and Refugees is celebrated in January each year, having been instituted in 1914 by Pope Pius X. In 2015 it falls on 18 January, which is also the Church’s World Peace Day (and for many the first Day of...

Day of action planned against unjust job sanctions

Social justice activists and trade unionists are preparing nationwide protests against the cruel use of benefit sanctions. They will take place on 19 March 2015. Social justice activists and trade unionists are preparing nationwide protests against the cruel use of...