by Joe Burns, Commission MemberRe-dedication of Br Guy Jarrosson’s Gravestone (1926 – 2013)Br Guy Jarrosson, a long time supporter of J&P in the Leeds Diocese, was a Little Brother of Jesus of St.Charles de Foucault. For many years he and his fellow brother, Xavier, lived in a house in Wortley. Their vocation called them to […]
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28 Feb – Climate Breakdown and the Military
by Tim DevereuxTim is a member of the Leeds Diocese pax Christi group and has recently stood down as chair of MAW (The Movement for the Abolition of War). It was Bruce Kent who first got me involved in the war/climate breakdown issue. I had been a member of CND and Pax Christi since the 70s, […]
20 Feb – LIVE SIMPLY CARE DEEPLY
By Joe Burns, Commission MemberLast September, in his Pastoral Letter for the Season of Creation, Bishop Marcus encouraged parishes to think about signing up to work towards the LiveSimply award, which is managed by CAFOD.Having lived in a parish where we worked towards the award and now being a schools assessor for the award scheme, […]
17 Feb – EXCAVATING HOPE – THE 2025 ROMERO LECTURE on 13 MARCH
By Joe Burns, Commission MemberWe are delighted that SPARK Social Justice, our project working with younger Catholics, working in partnership with Leeds Trinity University, will support a Leeds presentation of the 2025 Romero Lecture. It will take place at the new city centre campus of the university, which is on Trevelyan Square, just off Boar […]
31 Jan – Never again for anyone
by Carol BurnsLeeds City Square, 26th January 202580 of us gathered in the centre of Leeds – Jews, Muslims, Christians, other faiths and none – to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. We held the event independently of any other organisation so we could include reference to Gaza. As well as recalling the Nazi Holocaust with readings […]
28 Jan – Yorkshire Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
by Dave Webb, Chair of YCNDYorkshire Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament held its Annual General Meeting on 18th January 2025 in Huddersfield. With the world on the brink of chaos through the threat of nuclear war and the realities of climate change, plus the devastating wars in Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan…. it was timely to bring together […]
22 Jan – Ceasefire in Gaza
by Rt Hon Sir John Battle (Chair Leeds Diocesan J & P)(former Minister of State at Foreign Office)A ceasefire pause and the release of some Israeli captives and Palestinians prisoners is a welcome relief 15 months after a violent act of Hamas terror and an Israeli war of reprisal in Gaza. Too many have died […]