SPARK Social Justice, our project engaging with younger Catholics about issues of Social Justice, has just been awarded additional funding by Benevolentia (also known as the Porticus Trust). We are delighted to announce that they have agreed to fund a set of activities over the next 4 years that amount to a total grant of […]
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17 Nov – Attending COP26 with CAFOD
By Matty Maslen – Bradford & Glasgow UniversityAt the beginning of the month, I was lucky enough to attend COP26 as part of CAFOD’s Young Adult Mobilisation. From Friday 5th to Sunday 7th of November, we were among hundreds of thousands of people who had travelled from all across the globe to Glasgow for the […]
10 Nov – COP26 events around the Diocese
Together for the Planet @ St Benedict’s Garforth By Trish Sandbach, Commission MemberA couple of months ago the Faith and Justice Action Group from St. Benedict’s in Garforth were discussing how to start bringing people together after the separation and isolation of lockdown and restrictions while continuing to observe Covid safety – as the pandemic […]
03 Nov – Invitation to Catholics of Colour
We recognise that there is deep injustice affecting people of colour. Racism affects individuals but it also is institutional and systemic. That means it is present in and damages all or our communities and churches. The Diocese of Leeds is a diverse and significant body and has an important part to play in influencing for […]
27 Oct Justice & Mercy with Archbishop Stephen Cottrell
On the evening of 20 October we held the second in what we hope will be an occasional series of online meetings exploring the links between Justice & Mercy. It was given by Stephen Cottrell, archbishop of York. As the basis for his talk, he gave a quote from Psalm 85: “Mercy and Truth are […]
In-Work Poverty & the SVP
Roy, in his forties, has spent long periods trying to get work as he has no recognised qualifications. The DWP signed him up to an employment agency to be available as a cleaner. He worked on a zero hours contract at irregular hours at the O2 Arena in Leeds until the Covid-19 lockdown. The O2 […]
16 Oct – Commission sponsors film showing as part of Leeds Palestinian Film festival
The Commission has peace and nonviolence as one of its priority areas for reflection and action. The Israel Palestine situation has been a strong interest for a number of years both within the Commission itself and for the Leeds Diocese Pax Christi group with whom we have partnered. For a third year, the Commission is […]