NJPN Conference: ‘A real celebration of what it is to be J&P people’

The National Justice and Peace Network (NJPN) conference by zoom on Saturday 18th July, looked at social issues during the pandemic and the imperatives of Catholic Social Teaching to imagine a more just and sustainable future, writes Ellen Teague. Its title was, ‘Post-pandemic Church: Paralysed or Energised? Recovered or Re-imagined?’ NJPN Chair, Anne Peacey, described the... Read More

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May 10, 2020

Connecting at the time of lockdown

By Henrietta Cullinan Every other Sunday, Catholic Worker volunteers take part in Urban Table, a weekly sit down meal for 80-odd homeless and des- titute men and women in Hackney. No one is ever turned away. But Covid-19 has turned every- one away. Under lockdown rules, only two people are allowed in the kitchen, only... Read More

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May 2, 2019

Knees up for Mr Kingston as judge bails oldest climate change protestor

A judge told an 83-year-old Universe columnist and climate change activist “your knees are obviously better than mine” as he appeared in court for clambering on to the roof of a rush-hour train. Phil Kingston – a regular contributor to the Universe’s popular NJPN column – will be subject to a curfew and banned from London... Read More

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February 15, 2017

Seeing God in the stranger

By Phil Kerton ‘Why work for migrants and refugees,’ people ask me. I could cite the remarks of Pope Francis, centuries of Church teaching and the words of scripture. But these also justify involvement with many other concerns – for the environment, the relief of poverty, disengagement from the arms trade, and many others. Why... Read More

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