peacemaking

Quakers in Britain have called for a peaceful resolution to tensions between the United States, Iran and other countries.

Bishops from German Lutheran churches have reaffirmed the commitment to promoting the spirit of Europe as a community of countries.emphasising that the ecumenical movement must play its part in shaping Europe as a peace project.

On the centenary of Armistice Day, Christian Aid has warned that appalling levels of violence across the globe continue to cost lives and that world leaders, including the UK’s, are too often fuelling rather than preventing conflict.

It ended 100 years ago, and on 11 November, church leaders will remember World War 1, praying and calling for reconciliation, despite a century passing since one of humanity’s most brutal conflicts.