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COP 28: An Opportunity to Address Disparities in Climate Impact
The 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, COP28, currently unfolding in Dubai, UAE, signifies a pivotal moment for global leaders to address climate injustice and refocus efforts on the most vulnerable communities worldwide. This conference, which encompasses the 28th...
Forging Peaceful Paths: Insights from the WIC Round Table in Kaduna, Nigeria
Image courtesy of the WIC Facebook Page Recently, the Women’s Interfaith Council (WIC), an association and network of women peacemakers in Kaduna state and Nigeria, organised a Round Table under the theme ‘If You Want Peace, Work for Justice, Promote Human...
Safeguarding the Rights of Children in Ireland: Urgent Calls for Action
In February 2023, the Committee on the Rights of the Child concluded its examination of Ireland under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The OLA Justice Desk, collaborating with others, presented critical concerns and recommendations in a joint...
Community and Connection: Nurturing Love in Divided Times
In the midst of the turbulence and division that characterise our world today, we find ourselves standing at the threshold of Advent, a season beckoning us to pause, reflect, and find solace in the hope that transcends our current difficulties. As we navigate...
Who Pays for Christmas?
Africa Europe Faith and Justice Network (AEFJN) Ireland is hosting a webinar this December. As co-founders of the Irish antennae. As co-founders, we are delighted to invite you to join us as we explore the human and environmental costs of consumerism...
Synod: Letter to the People of God
Letter of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops to the People of God Dear sisters, dear brothers, As the proceedings of the first session of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops draw to a close, we want to thank...
Book Launch: Looking Back
BOOK LAUNCH! LOOKING BACK - THE MEMOIRES OF SR BERARDIN MC CORMACK OLA DATE: 9 NOVEMBER 2023TIME: 7PMVIA ZOOM Register here! (You will receive an email with the Zoom link the day before the launch.) Rose McCormack (1882-1967), from Carlanstown, Finea, Co....
Celebrating the Opening of Plantopia Garden at Ardfoyle
Saturday 21 October 2023 marked a joyous celebration in Ardfoyle with the opening of the Plantopia Garden. The newly erected biodome, a remarkable self-contained environment, has swiftly become the centrepiece of the Ardfoyle grounds, owing to the hard work of SHEP...
Young People Paint the Future with Profound Insight
13-year-old Anja Rozen from Slovenia won the 2021/22 Peace Poster contest sponsored by Lions Club International. Children from around the world are invited to create a piece of art to show what peace looks like. All the winning entries over the last three decades are...
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