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Peace Resources

Pope Benedict XVIMessage of his holiness

Every year the Pope speaks on World Peace Day sending a strong message on a profound cultural renewal needed to fulfill the importance of religious freedom and how this leads to a path for peace. Pax Christi’s site offers resources that correspond with the theme of each message as well as archived messages from previous years.

Pax Christi Delegation, protesting against the war in Iraq Conflict and Violence Youth Resource

We are reminded to address the conflict in our own lives as well as reaching out to those experiencing conflict with others. This resource from Pax Christi provides more thoughts and activities for young people on how to do this.

Building destroyed in Haiti Haiti Earthquake

Cafod outline the scale and destruction which was caused by the Haiti Earthquake in January 2010. The powerpoint explains that Haiti which has already suffered from decades of violence, instability and dictatorship that has left the marginalised even more destitute.

Dr Hany El-Banna, President of Islamic Relief InternationalMoving from unhealty to healthy community: Belief, faith and lived experience

This unit looks into areas that have suffered inter-religious conflict and the need to identify some of the challenges of achieving harmonious relations between religions in the world today.