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An Invitation to Ecological Conversion for U.S. Catholics
The Committees on Domestic Justice and Human Development and International Justice and Peace issued a joint statement for Lent on ecological conversion. Read the statement from Archbishop Shelton Fabre and Bishop A. Elias Zaidan.

Brothers and Sisters in Hope: International Assistance and Mutual Solidarity between the Bishops and Faithful of the United States and Africa
A Joint Statement of the Committee on International Justice and Peace of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and the Justice, Peace and Development Commission of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM).  Read statement here.

Communiqué of the Holy Land Co-ordination
After gathering from 17-21 of January a Final Communiqué of the Co-ordination of Episcopal Conferences in Support of the Church of the Holy Land was issued. Read the statement here.

Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza Addresses Solidarity Between United States and Africa

Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza of Yola, Nigeria, 1st Vice President of SECAM, offered a homily on the importance of solidarity between the United States and Africa during a Mass for Solidarity with the Bishops and Faithful of Africa in Washington, D.C.

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Mission & Identity

The Committee on International Justice and Peace is staffed by the Office of International Justice and Peace, which is part of the Secretariat of Justice and Peace.

The Office assists the bishops in advancing the social mission of the Church, especially in its advocacy for policies that advance justice, defend human dignity and protect poor and vulnerable communities around the world.

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Letter to Bishop Kussala Expressing Solidarity with the Church in South Sudan
Bishop A. Elias Zaidan, March 10, 2026

An Invitation to Ecological Conversion for U.S. Catholics
The Committees on Domestic Justice and Human Development and International Justice and Peace issued a joint statement for Lent on ecological conversion. Read the statement from Archbishop Shelton Fabre and Bishop A. Elias Zaidan.

Brothers and Sisters in Hope: International Assistance and Mutual Solidarity between the Bishops and Faithful of the United States and Africa
A Joint Statement of the Committee on International Justice and Peace of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and the Justice, Peace and Development Commission of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), February 2, 2026

Communiqué of the Holy Land Co-ordination
Bishop A. Elias Zaidan and Bishop Joseph Kopacz, January 17-21, 2026

The letters to Congress included on this page are courtesy of the Office of Government Relations.