Archbishop Noël Treanor, Apostolic Nuncio to the European Union and former President of Justice & Peace Europe passed away on Sunday, August 11, 2024, in Brussels, Belgium, at the age of 73. Read our homage to him.
A plea of the Executive Committee of Justice and Peace Europe for a just peace on the occasion of the high-level conference on peace in Ukraine on 15th and 16th June 2024 on the Bürgenstock. Read it here.
On 21 May, Justice and Peace Europe organised an online meeting with eminent members of the Justice and Peace commission of the Holy Land. Representatives of more than twenty European Justice and Peace commissions took part in the event. Read here the Press release.
The Catholic Justice and Peace Europe network has requested lead candidates for the European elections to support a strong engagement of the European Union with Armenia and Armenian refugees and internally displaced persons from Nagorno-Karabakh over the next European political cycle. Read the Statement
On the occasion of the 9th of May - Europe Day - and in view of the forthcoming European elections, the Executive Committee of Justice and Peace Europe publishes a Statement entitled: "A Call to Democracy: Uniting for Europe's Tomorrow". Click here to read it.
From 12 to 13 February, Maria Hammershoy and Archbishop Antoine Hérouard, the co-presidents of Justice and Peace Europe, visited Lviv in Ukraine. They were accompanied by Stefan Lunte, the secretary general of Justice and Peace Europe. Read here more about their solidarity visit.
The Secretaries General of the European Justice and Peace Commissions met in Berlin between the 9th and 11th February, and they adopted the following Statement.
A webinar with Armenian and international experts, on 30 January 2024 at 4pm CET. Click here for more info and registration
Justice and Peace Europe will organise a Prayer and Breakfast event to present the World Peace Day Message 2024 of Pope Francis entitled "Artificial Intelligence and Peace". The event will take place in Brussels on Thursday 25 January 2024 at 8.00 a.m. Click here for more info and registration.
A Statement of the Executive Committee of Justice and Peace Europe on the occasion of the International Human Rights Day 2023. On 10 December 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Seventy-five years later Justice and Peace Europe wishes to underline the enduring importance of this document. The Universal Declaration, together with the encyclical letter Pacem in Terris, published 60 years ago, inspires us in our mission to promote human rights. The lack of respect throughout the world for their contents is deeply worrying. Read the Statement here.