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SUMMARY:Online Launch of the Catholic Joint Statement on Climate and Peace
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, 8 September 2025\, Caritas Internationalis\, CIDSE and Pax Christi International\, supported by SCIAF\, hosted a special webinar to launch a significant joint statement entitled ‘Pilgrims of Hope for a Just and Peaceful World‘. \nThe webinar was held during the Jubilee Year of Hope and the Season of Creation\, a time when the Church renewed its call to care for our common home. \nA call for Peace and Climate Justice\nAt the heart of the statement lies a simple yet urgent truth: \n“There can be no true peace without climate justice\, and no climate justice without peace.” \nThe statement warned that ecological collapse\, violent conflict\, and persistent poverty were not separate problems\, but rather ‘entangled threads of a shared global threat’. It challenged the logic of profit-driven systems\, such as those in the fossil fuel\, arms\, and financial industries\, which thrived on “instability\, inequality\, relentless extraction and oligarchic cronyism”. \nYet it also pointed to a path forward: “The moral imperative was clear but the tools were within reach.” Drawing on Catholic Social Teaching\, the statement called for solidarity\, debt justice\, an end to fossil fuel subsidies\, reduced military spending\, and inclusive decision-making that empowered vulnerable and frontline communities. \nThe launch brought together voices from across the Church and beyond. As the statement reminded us\, ‘Nonviolence\, both as a method and a style\, provided the foundation for how we confronted the challenges of our time’. Communities that resisted deforestation\, extractive industries\, and war showed that pursuing peace and caring for the environment went hand in hand. \nA step toward COP30\nThe event was also a milestone on the Catholic journey toward COP30 in Belém\, Brazil\, offering a platform to witness the moral leadership and grassroots commitment needed for global climate and peace action. \nThe statement\nBelow is the full statement in English\, French and Spanish: \n\n\nEN: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vW9i9G5NAd8rYsWlGkkQeClx3jpuYWsL/view?usp=sharing\n\n\nFR: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JpYI8-pSirjSqHSl7ZSNThKpJOffPawm/view?usp=sharing\n\n\nES: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ApDlcDKJvSlirZ1nwkrMs6tQbLsHqF3s/view?usp=sharing\n\n\nThe full recording of the event on YouTube is available here: https://youtu.be/FjtyuT5SJoo \n  \nCover photo: Ethiopian farmers. Credits: James Cave\, SCIAF
URL:https://paxchristi.net/event/launch-of-catholic-joint-statement-climate-and-peace/
LOCATION:Online: via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Church,Community
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