October 14-15, 2023

Carmelite General Commission for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Holds First Meeting Since Covid

The members of the General Commission for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation met at the General Curia, Rome, from October 14-15, 2023. This meeting was the first in-person meeting for the members  since the outbreak of the coronavirus in 2019. Our major task was to plan for the Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation International Carmelite Family Congress set for Casa Sao Nuno, Fatima, Portugal from July 18-25, 2024. The theme of the Congress will be: Carmelite Journey Towards Individual and Collective Ecological Conversion: Social and Environmental Challenges and Responses Today.

At the end of our deliberations we put out a statement on the current and ongoing world conflicts. (See CITOC online n. 145) In that statement we deplore war and the carnage that comes with it in terms of loss of human lives, many of them innocent, as well as the wanton destruction of homes and infrastructure. We called for cessation of acts of war and violence and pray that dialogue is given a chance so that nations and communities can return to justice and peace.