Thanks for the up-date and for the continued witness Virginia and Chris Cole . Yes the law is an ass sometimes. Actions can be moral but Illegal (Berrigan or Merton??)

'A negotiated peace is better than never ending war'...what are world leaders so afraid of?? CatholicNonviolence @MAW peace_news Minster Abbey PAX

A British surgeon who has just returned from Gaza has spoken to ITV News' Martha Fairlie about the horrors he saw, the injured children he tried to save and moments 'he cannot take out his head’

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How beautiful is this...

Wishing Chris Cole Virginia Moffatt courage for their court case. Sorry to miss the gathering. Columbans Britain Westminster Justice and Peace FoR @NJ

Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2023 is officially out!!! World military expenditure increased for the ninth consecutive year in 2023, reaching a total of $2443 billion. Read more.

#WarCostsTheEarth #MoveTheMoney #NoToWar #GDAMS

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Tonight Channel 4 showing A Hidden Life at 12.50 on #franzjagerstatter . You can read more about him here paxchristi.org.uk/resources/peac… Pax Christi England and Wales Westminster Justice and Peace peace_news Columbans Britain

Tonight's Women in Black vigil. We asked people to say how they would spend the £54 billion defence budget. Lots of interaction
peace_news GCOMS womensviewsonnews Cut UK Military Spending - Fund Human Need CAAT Rethink Security

Good to be with my Southwark Diocese family in London to build connections with my Diocese of Jerusalem family.

For those living in London support our #Kennington Bethlehem Link fundraiser for Aida Refugee Camp Bethlhem. A small act of solidarity. Florence Eshalomi MP St Anselm's Church, Kennington SE11 Kennington SE11 Archdiocese of Southwark @SouthwarkCathedral

Do read this wonderful presentation...truth cannot be silenced.

The world is going mad...this is the key message 'take the side of peace'. Killing and more revenge and more violence and more suffering and ptoblems never solved, how can war be worth this??? Thank you Pope Francis.

Eleven of us met tonight for our Women in Black vigil for Gaza, Palestine and Israel. womensviewsonnews peace_news Pax Christi England and Wales

Great to be with others in #Brixton for solidarity vigil for Gaza last evening. Thanks to @PSCLambeth for inviting Kennington Bethlehem Link.

In 1994, one million children, women & men were killed in the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.

We will never forget the victims.

Nor will we ever forget the bravery & resilience of those who survived, whose courage & willingness to forgive remain a burst of light & hope.

Tonight's vigil with Women in Black with focus on peace and justice for Gaza and Israeli hostages, ceasefire, no arms to Israel. peace_news womensviewsonnews Pax Christi England and Wales Jo Siedlecka @war

The Holy See's Permanent Observer to the UN says nuclear deterrence is an illusion, and calls for the adoption of a binding international treaty to regulate artificial intelligence.

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My response to US Congressman Tim Walbery saying: “It should be like Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Get it over quick,” and that the US 'shouldn’t be spending a dime on humanitarian aid' -- during my appearance at Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman.
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Good to join the Palestinian Ambassador for a charity iftar in aid of Medical Aid for Palestinians and their essential humanitarian work.

The death and destruction in Gaza is of an unimaginable scale and simply must end. I continue to call for an immediate ceasefire.