17-18 March 2016: President of J&P Europe, H.E. Archbishop Jean-Claude Hollerich, and General Secretary Stefan Lunte, met H.E. Stanislav Zore, Archbishop of Ljubljana and President of the Slovenian Justice & Peace Commission, H.E. Stanislav Hocevar, Archbishop of Belgrad, H.Em. Josip Cardinal Bozanic, Archbishop of Zagreb and Bishop Vjekoslav Huzjak, President of the Croatian Justice & Peace Commission.
17-18 March 2016: President of J&P Europe, H.E. Archbishop Jean-Claude Hollerich, and General Secretary Stefan Lunte, met H.E. Stanislav Zore, Archbishop of Ljubljana and President of the Slovenian Justice & Peace Commission, H.E. Stanislav Hocevar, Archbishop of Belgrad, H.Em. Josip Cardinal Bozanic, Archbishop of Zagreb and Bishop Vjekoslav Huzjak, President of the Croatian Justice & Peace Commission.
Welcome to the site of the Conference of European Justice and Peace Commissions.
We are a European network of 32 national Justice and Peace Commissions mandated by their Bishops' Conferences to speak out on the fight against Poverty and for Human Rights, Peace, Reconciliation, Development and the Care of Creation. On this site you will get a look into the work of a justice and peace network inside the Catholic Church.
If you like to contact us you will find our address below
Secretariat of the Conference of European Justice and Peace Commissions
19, Square de Meeûs
B-1050 Brussels
Belgium
Tel.: +32 (0) 22 35 05 17
E-Mail: secretary@jupax-europa.org
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30.10.2017 Overcoming fear to defend human rights
Justice and Peace Europe is committed to the respect and the promotion of human rights so that each person and each community can live with dignity. Without any hesitation we claim the universal character of these rights and adopted the following statement at our General Assembly on 25 September 2017 in Taizé/France. Read the Statement
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03.10.2017 Justice and Peace Europe: a new focus on the care of Creation
Delegates from 21 Commissions of Conference of European Justice & Peace Commissions (Justice and Peace Europe) came together from 22 - 24 September of 2017 for their annual International Workshop. Their meeting took place, appropriately in view of the theme “Spiritual Roots and Political Fruits: Pilgrimage for Justice & Peace and Care of Creation”, in Taizé, where the ecumenical Christian community welcomed and supported them in their deliberations also with their prayers. Read the full Final Statement of the International Workshop.
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27.09.2017 European Justice and Peace Commissions Unite in solidarity for Care of Creation
The Conference of European Justice and Peace Commissions is promoting care for Creation as part of its international workshop and general assembly meeting. The gathering, which is themed “On Spiritual Roots and Political Fruits,” is a pilgrimage for justice and peace and care of Creation, 22-25 September. It took place at the Taizé monastic community. Read the full text of the press release
