By John Battle, Chair of the Commission Pope Francis who has established the Church’s World Day of Prayer for the Poor three years ago has announced the theme for this […]
Prayer
16 Aug – Women in Black Group started in Leeds
By Carol Burns, Leeds Pax Christ group. In Leeds, a group of women (of faith and none) have gathered together to protest against the Occupation of Palestine. The first “Women […]
10 Oct – World War 1 Centenary Liturgy Booklet
A new liturgy resource has been published by the Justice & Peace Commission in conjunction with the Leeds Pax Christi group. It has the title of ‘Remembrance is not enough’. […]
17 Apr – A Carmelite approach to Justice
This was originally scheduled to take place in March but for a variety of reasons this was not possible.Having to re-arrange the date of this event meant that there were […]
30 Oct – First World Day of the Poor 19 Nov 2017
Pope Francis has instituted a new ‘World Day of the Poor’, inviting us “to embrace the culture of encounter” and to understand that sharing with those living in poverty “enables […]
20 Sep – A Carmelite Approach to Justice
On Saturday 16 September the Commission held a Day of Reflection with the Carmelite nuns at their Wood Hall monastery, near Wetherby. We made the practical arrangements and they did […]
20 Apr 17 – Icon of Peace Completes its tour of Yorkshire
In the last three weeks of its time in the Leeds Diocese the Icon of Peace was in Leeds, Garforth and Cottingley. Between 27 March and 02 April it was […]