Pax Christi England and Wales

04/06/2026

Join us at our AGM this Saturday at Maria Fidelis School in Euston, London and online. The theme will be "Sowing Seeds of Hope" and the meeting is open to all!

For more info visit:

paxchristi.org.uk/agm-2026/

04/06/2026

At 1am UK time on Friday morning, you can join a free online premiere of An Ordinary Insanity, a new 28-minute documentary featuring Daniel Ellsberg.

Filmed by Oscar-nominated director Judith Ehrlich one year before his death, Ellsberg provides a powerful wakeup call about the global threat posed by nuclear weapons and offers concrete steps to greatly reduce the danger of nuclear annihilation. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring director Judith Ehrlich, Ellsberg family members, nuclear weapons experts and activists, and an audience Q&A.

After the premiere, the film will be available to view free online and to use for screenings and events to help build greater awareness of the threat we face and to encourage action.

View the film trailer, learn more and register here:
https://www.anordinaryinsanity.com/

01/06/2026

In one section of his new encyclical, Pope Leo condemns the normalisation of war and the out dated use of just war theory to justify violence. Is Just War Theory finally dead as part of Catholic Social Teaching ?

On the 23rd June, Professor Anna Blackman (who is joining our Exec Committee) is joining a Tablet webinar to discuss this very issue.

You can find more details and book your ticket for the webinar by following this link:

www.thetablet.co.uk/events/pastoral-review-webinar-just-war-can-violence-ever-be-justified-today/

28/05/2026

Still time to add your name to our petition

See link in post below

WE NEED YOUR HELP. THIS IMPACTS ALL OF US.

There is growing discussion around the possible return of military conscription or compulsory national service in the UK. Conscription would remove choice from young people at a critical stage of their lives and place them into military service against their will.

We call on the UK government to:
🕊️ Rule out any future conscription, mandatory national service, or registration in the UK
🕊️ Protect the rights of conscientious objectors who refuse military service

Please sign and share the petition with your networks 👉
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no-to-military-conscription-1

26/05/2026

Our AGM is coming up on Saturday 6th June at Maria Fidelis School in Euston, London and online. The theme will be "Sowing Seeds of Hope" and the meeting is open to all, not just our members - come along and join us!

For all the details, including how to register to attend, please see the dedicated page on our website:

paxchristi.org.uk/agm-2026/

26/05/2026

Our AGM is coming up on Saturday 6th June at Maria Fidelis School in Euston, London and online. The theme will be "Sowing Seeds of Hope" and the meeting is open to all, not just our members - come along and join us!

For all the details, including how to register to attend, please see the dedicated page on our website:

paxchristi.org.uk/agm-2026/

23/05/2026

Following the webinar, during which we were able to hear a testimony directly from Taybeh, the last entirely Christian village in the West Bank, many people have asked how they might contribute to the cause of this community of Palestinian people, who continue to call for peace despite the hardships they are enduring.

By clicking on the link below, you can find all the options for making a donation, along with the material gathered during the webinar 👉 https://paxchristi.net/taybeh-a-christian-call-to-peace-from-palestine/

Let us continue to support the community of Taybeh through prayer and our commitment to Nonviolence! 🕊️

23/05/2026

We are deeply concerned by growing discussion around the possible return of military conscription or compulsory national service in the UK.

Conscription would remove choice from young people at a critical stage of their lives and place them into military service against their will.

We believe:
- No one should be forced to join the military.
- The rights of conscientious objectors should be protected.
- Public resources should not be directed toward compulsory military service during a cost-of-living crisis
- Military service involves profound moral consequences, it should always remain a voluntary decision.

We are calling on the UK government to rule out any future introduction of conscription in any form.

👉 Sign and share the petition: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no-to-military-conscription-1

21/05/2026

Words from the last message of Bl Franz Jägerstätter - an Austrian Catholic executed in 1943 for refusing to fight for the N***s and whose feast day it is today.

To learn more about this remarkable unsung man see our website and resources:

paxchristi.org.uk/resources/peace-people-2/blessed-franz-jagerstatter/