Ten Days of Prayer for Peace
Building a Peaceful World in Solidarity
Message from Cardinal Isao Tarcisio Kikuchi,
President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan
Sunday 9th August: 81st Anniversary of the Nagasaki Nuclear Bomb
Commemoration of Franz Jägerstätter and Nagasaki Day
A service was held in the church of Our Most Holy Redeemer, London. Followed by the commemoration of the atomic bomb attacks at the Buddhist Peace Pagoda in Battersea Park. After the Christian service the congregation processed to the Peace Pagoda for a Buddhist ceremony. Prayer led by Fr Dominic Robinson (RC).
Liturgy of Remembrance of the Nagasaki Nuclear Bombing, and Rosary for Peace
Immaculate Mary & St Peter, New Barnet, London
Thursday 6th August: 81st Anniversary of the Hiroshima Nuclear Bomb
Lanterns for Peace in Abingdon.
Service for Peace in Coventry Cathedral
Vigil for Peace in Liverpool Peace Garden.
Vigil for peace in Westminster, London.
Wednesday 5th August: Exhibition at St. Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham
To remember the 81st Anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Nuclear Bombings.
Catch Up on our Novena for Hiroshima,
29 July – 6 August
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Petition: Say no to Military Conscription
On International Conscientious Objectors Day, we joined a coalition of Peace Organisations promoting a petition calling on the UK Government to:
- rule out any future introduction of conscription – mandatory national service or registration – in the UK.
- assert and uphold the rights of conscientious objectors, ensuring protection for those who refuse to participate in the armed forces.
To add your signature to the petition online click here:
Petition: No to Military Conscription
Pax and the Church – Valerie Flessati writes in the Tablet
In a recent edition of The Tablet, one of our Vice Presidents, Valerie Flessati wrote about the history of Pax and its consistent promotion of conscientious objection as a Christian response to war despite opposition from the Church hierarchy. You can read the full article here
The image shows the PAX conference at Spode House in 1963. Seated in the front row is Dorothy Day (far right) and Bede Griffiths OSB (bearded, in the centre). Next to Dorothy is Simon Blake OP, and next to him Eileen Egan.
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