By John Battle, Commission Chair2025 is to be celebrated throughout the Catholic Church as a Jubilee Year. Announced by Pope John Paul II back in 2000, telling young people they would be “the leading players”, the theme for 2025 is “Pilgrims of Hope”.There is even a cartoon mascot to encourage the young, named “Luce” (“light”). […]
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21 Dec – Pax Christi Peace Sunday
by Lucy Irven, Commission MemberPax Christi England & Wales is a membership organisation operating within Pax Christi International, the Catholic movement for peace and nonviolence. The work of Pax Christi – the Peace of Christ – is based on the gospel and inspired by faith, rooted in Catholic Christianity but open to all who share its values […]
18 Dec – 2025 Year of Jubilee
2025 is a Year of Jubilee! Traditionally, a time of renewal, freedom and celebration: Debts were cancelled, people and the land could rest, prisoners and slaves freed, and land redistributed fairly, a year of the Lord’s favour. In Luke, Jesus read from the prophet Isaiah.“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has […]
15 Dec – New Chair for SPARK Steering Group
The SPARK social Justice project started 6 years ago – initiated by the Leeds Diocese Justice & Peace Commission. In the first few months the project mainly worked in High schools, including St Mary’s in Menston.
12 Dec – Catholic Education Network Launch
by Kathy Shaw, SPARKThe new Catholic Education Network was launched in November at Hinsley Hall, led by Deborah Garcia, Head of Initial Teacher Education (ITE) at Leeds Trinity University. This positive and original idea will provide personal and professional support to students interested in working in faith-based education, attracting the best talent to apply for schools […]
9 Dec – Red Carpet in Gaza
By Joe Burns, Commission member The Commission part-sponsored the Leeds Palestinian Film Festival event at Wheeler Hall on 30 November. Rather than an individual film, this event showed several short films. The connecting thread for them was that in the previous 12 months, despite immense difficulties, there have been two film festivals held within Gaza itself. […]
6 Dec – What’s changed since Laudato Si?
By Joe Burns, Commission member This was the theme of the NDEG (Northern Dioceses Environment Group) zoom meeting on 27 November.