Embrace the vulnerability of God at Christmas

Wethen, December 2023 “Christmas is the time when we embrace the vulnerability of God”(Sister Mary Leddy) What an paradoxical sentence and a challenge: embracing God’s vulnerability?Vulnerability and the need for protection are brutal. The images from Ukraine,...

2023 Annual Report

Impressions from Church and Peace’s Year 2023 Nonviolent paths to peace Committed to the hopeful vision of a just and nonviolent world, we have joined calls and initiatives for various peaceful protests to break the spiral of violence, for a ceasefire and peace...

Call to Action Week for Conscientious Objectors in December 2023

Protection and asylum for all from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine who refuse military service Church and Peace is joining more than 30 organisations from Europe in calling for weeks of action to protect all those who refuse military service in Russia, Belarus and...

#CeasefireNow: Call for an Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza and Israel

Wethen, 20 October 2023 In the face of the shocking violence in Israel, in Gaza and also on the border with Lebanon, Church and Peace is calling for an immediate ceasefire and is thus joining the international call #CeasefireNow. The call is supported by numerous...

Racism and the Church: A needed debate

Wethen, 5 October 2023Church and Peace Conference: Racism is growing in our European societies. Churches need to ask themselves how they have contributed to racism, discrimination, and slavery. “Overcoming racism in the church” was the theme of this...