Don't forget the plight of refugees and asylum seekers locked up just a few miles from Glasgow. Join the Archbishop on June 15.

#Migrants - After the PM’s speech on migrants, Bishop Paul McAleenan asks political leaders to ‘refrain from using rhetoric that risks sowing mistrust, fear, or division’. Violent language hurts everyone. indcatholicnews.com/news/52426

#Hope - Fr Gabriel Romanelli in Gaza says ‘More than the lack of food, clean water, and medicine, more than the threat to our safety, what worries me most is that hope might be lost.’ Pope Leo encourages hope. vaticannews.va/en/church/news…

#LaudatoSi - Today starts Laudato Si’ Week, celebrating 10 years of Pope Francis’s groundbreaking encyclical. It’s a document that becomes even more vital as politicians delay action on the environment. Let’s raise hope for a just environmental future. paxchristi.net/laudato-si-wee…

#MAP - Follow Anne Dobbing’s diary of her pilgrimage to raise funds for MAP. paxchristiscotland.org/pilgrimage/

Thank you, thank you, thank you Dr Tanya Haj-Hassan for your courage, passion and eloquence. Watch EVERY MINUTE of this extraordinary interview about the grotesque murder of 9 siblings in Gaza. I just don't know how she holds it together. /1

#LaudatoSi - As we celebrate the tenth anniversary of of Pope Francis’s Document, we remember that it combines concern for the Earth with an appeal for equity, a commitment to society, a call for peace. Let’s read again - and act on it. vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2…

#Peace - As the most vulnerable suffer the worst consequences of conflict, we echo Pope Leo, who says ‘Our prayer embraces all peoples suffering from war…We invoke courage and perseverance for those engaged in dialogue and the sincere search for peace.’ vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2…

UK in Israel 🇬🇧 Ian Austin So, the UK government lied last week when it said Britain was suspending free trade agreement negotiations with Israel? Why else would Sir Keir Starmer’s trade envoy to Israel be visiting Haifa?

We’re proud to share that Nicolás Paz, Director of our CNI, contributed to Issue 58 of Pax Christi Scotland 's newsletter. In light of Pope Leo XIV’s call for an “unarmed and disarming peace,” Nicolás reflects on Gospel #nonviolence. 📖 Read the full piece here: paxchristi.net/reflection-non…

#peace - Ian Austin, UK trade envoy to Israel, says on X that he’s currently in Israel to ‘meet businesses and officials to promote trade with the UK’. Not a route to peace or justice for Palestine. aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/…

UK in Israel 🇬🇧 Ian Austin How outrageously hypocritical - all that pretend anger about Israel’s treatment of Palestinians and the idle threats to take serious action! All lies! Shame on you David Lammy UK Prime Minister Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

#Starvation - There are graphic images on social media of yesterday’s botched distribution of food in Palestine. This cautious report confirms shootings & deaths. The world weeps & cries for peace & justice. Use the space Pope Leo offers for dialogue. theguardian.com/world/2025/may…

#Peace - This is the International Day of UN Peacekeepers. Around the world this force works to maintain very fragile peace situations. The UN may need a shakeup, but this is a valuable arm helping create a nonviolent world. un.org/en/observances…

#ceasefire - Even while a ceasefire is being discussed, a few minutes ago, Israel ordered evacuation of northern Gaza. This is about the lives of innocent children, their mothers & fathers, grandparents- please God may they take the nonviolent path. theguardian.com/world/live/202…

#Climate - NATO’s increasing arms policies are threatening climate emission targets, which in turn is likely to lead to further violence, with climate change itself now increasingly seen as a driver of conflict. theguardian.com/environment/20….

#Hunger - Israel has weaponised hunger. now the UN says Palestine is ‘the hungriest place on earth’. World leaders : have the humanity to make this stop. aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/…