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Environment Bishop: “There is no option but for COP28 to succeed” (added 02/2/2023)

Vatican statement to UN on prohibition of nuclear weapons (added 02/12/2023)

Link to signing up for the 12 Days of Cop (added 25/11/2023)

King Charles meets with faith leaders during Interfaith Week (added 26/11/2023)

NW NJPN November E Bulletins (added 26/11/2023)

Urgent Message from Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem (added 19/11/2023)

Gaza: Elderly Christian music teacher shot by Israeli army (added 14/11/2023)

Holy Land: Statement on celebration of Advent and Christmas during War (added 13/11/2023)

Bishop Declan Lang, Chair of the Bishops’ Conference’s International Affairs department, and Bishop Nicholas Hudson, Chair of the Holy Land Co-ordination have released a statement on the ongoing Israel/Hamas war: (added 13/11/2023)

Geoff Thompson RIP (added 03/11/2023)

CAFOD welcomes Laudato Deum: Pope Francis' rallying call for action on climate crisis (added 13/10/2023)

The United Nations First Committee opened on Oct 2 under a cloud of international conflicts which hampers its important work on Disarmament and International Security. The Committee meets annually for four weeks in October-November for UN Member States to discuss and adopt disarmament resolutions. In opening remarks to the Committee, the President of the UN General Assembly appealed to "all Member States to recommit to the peaceful resolution of conflicts – and importantly – to a world free of nuclear weapons." (added 12/10/2023)

Church leaders invited to sign 'Stop Rosebank' Letter (added 06/10/2023)

Experiences of the Windrush Generation (added 06/10/2023)

UK-wide: Gaza peace prayers, vigils and marches this weekend (added 02/12/2023)

Link to pdf with information about the 12 Days of Cop (added 25/11/2023)

Coventry Justice & Peace statement on Gaza (added 26/11/2023)

Thousands take part in vigils for peace in Gaza (added 19/11/2023)

London: Pat Gaffney at Alternative Remembrance Gathering (added 13/11/2023)

Journey to 2030 Newsroom - COP28 Special! It's almost time for this year's COP (United Nation's Climate Change Conference of Parties) - this year it is being held in Dubai and will kick off on 30th November for 2 weeks of critical talks with world leaders about tackling climate change and taking stock of the progress of the 2015 Paris Agreement. (added 13/11/2023)

Church leaders condemns Israel's destruction of Orthodox Cultural Centre in Gaza (added 03/11/2023)

Pope Francis has published an Apostolic Exhortation building on his 2015 encyclical. We’re not reacting enough, he says, we’re close to breaking point. He criticises climate change deniers, saying that the human origin of global warming is now beyond doubt. And he describes how care for our common home flows from the Christian faith. (added 13/10/2023)

In Laudate Deum, a new apostolic exhortation released last week, Pope Francis continued the conversation from his 2015 encyclical, "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home." Climate scientists said the science is sound, and theologians applauded Francis' "laser focus" on the climate crisis in Laudate Deum. (added 12/10/2023)

Coventry Students Attending International Peace Conference in Japan Thanks to the tireless efforts of Rebecca Bollands, Deputy Headteacher at Earlsdon Primary School and member of Coventry Lord Mayor's Committee for Peace and Reconciliation, ten Coventry students are in Japan attending UNESCO's Partner Schools 70th Anniversary International Peace Conference. (added 06/10/2023)

Bishop Arnold discusses Pope's new document on environment (added 06/10/2023)