A form time/ assembly resource to explore Pope Francis’ World Day of Peace message 2024 on the theme of ‘Artificial Intelligence and Peace’. There are also ideas for further activities included in the PowerPoint.

This is a children’s liturgy resource with ideas to use in a session and with an accompanying worksheet. The resource is based on the theme of Pope Francis’ World Day of Peace Message 2024, ‘Artificial Intelligence and Peace’. The resource has links to readings for Mass for the 14th January and also has ideas for further activities. There is also an accompanying worksheet.

This PowerPoint can be used as an assembly or form time resource to explore Pope Francis’ message for the World Day of Peace 2023, which is marked in England and Wales on the 2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time. The message is titled ‘No one can be saved alone. Combatting Covid-19 together, embarking together on paths of peace’. It includes ideas for further activities.

These cards contain short activities to explore different peace issues with young people and how they might be linked to their faith. They include references to Fratelli Tutti and Laudato Si’. They are an extension to the original Elements of Peace cards found on our website. The cards cover What is Peace?, Water, What is Nonviolence?, Environment and Peace and Climate Justice.

These cards contain a mixture of questions and quotes from the Bible and Pope Francis to encourage reflection on the link between peace and the environment and how we might respond.

This sheet gives a very brief overview of some of the history of nuclear weapons.

This resource explores nonviolence and what we can learn about nonviolence through the stories of Franz and Franziska Jägerstätter . It encourages young people to reflect on what nonviolence looks like in their lives.

An assembly/ form time resource to celebrate the Catholic Nonviolence Days of Action 2022. This resource explores nonviolence and how we can put it into action in our daily lives through reflection, story and questions. The final slide has links to more resources and information.

A Lenten project around an olive wood figure of Jesus with a slideshow of Jesus’ journey through Jerusalem. Follow Jesus through some of the holy sights of Jerusalem today.

This is a worksheet for children exploring peace and how to be a peacemaker. This resource has been created for Peace Sunday 2022, when Pax Christi promotes the Pope’s World Peace Day message. The worksheet can be used as a standalone resource or alongside our Peace Sunday Children’s Liturgy resource.

This is a children’s liturgy resource to explore the topic of peace for Peace Sunday 2022. On Peace Sunday, Pax Christi promotes the Pope’s World Peace Day message. This year the theme of the message is ‘Dialogue between generations, education and work: tools for building lasting peace’.

This is a form time resource to promote reflection and discussion on peace, with additional activities given on the last two slides. This resource has been created for Peace Sunday 2022, when Pax Christi promotes the Pope’s World Peace Day message. This year the theme of the message is ‘Dialogue between generations, education and work: tools for building lasting peace’.

These two cards introduce the story of Franz and Franziska Jägerstätter. Franz was a conscientious objector in World War Two due to his religious beliefs. Franz was supported in his decision by his wife, Franziska, who had to face the consequences of this decision at home. This resource looks at how faith inspires us to act courageously and what we can learn from their story.

These two cards are designed to encourage reflection and discussion on nuclear weapons. The first card is an introduction to nuclear weapons, exploring the morality of nuclear weapons, and the second introduces the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

To celebrate International Women’s Day, we created a resource to explore the life and work of some inspirational women peacemakers. Each profile also has two reflection questions to challenge us on working for peace in our lives and a link to further information or resources.

This resource for Peace Sunday explores the Pope’s World Peace Day message for 2021 and the theme “A Culture of Care as a Path to Peace”. The resource includes a Powerpoint with activities that can be used as a presentation, discussion or for reflection. The accompanying worksheet follows the same outline but includes extra activities and is designed for independent study and reflection.

This lesson introduces nuclear weapons and the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. It explores key facts about nuclear weapons, some of the arguments surrounding nuclear weapons, the role of the treaty and the voice of the Catholic Church. This session is aimed at young people in Key Stage three and above, and may be useful for the GCSE themes of peace and conflict. The resource includes a PowerPoint and a Teacher Pack with notes and resources.

This resource is a collection of activities and reflections for Advent on the theme of peace. The resource can be used as a whole or parts can be taken and used as a stand-alone activity. Activities include exploring what peace is, a reading from Isaiah and creative writing.

This resource is an can be used in tutor time or as an assembly to reflect on the Pope’s Peace Message for 2020: Peace as a Journey of Hope: Dialogue, Reconciliation and Ecological Conversion. It encourages conversation and reflection on some of they key themes of the message. The reflections link to peace through discussion on fear, security, dialogue, reconciliation and ecological conversion. Each section includes a question, a reflection on the message and a prayer. The resource is a PowerPoint with additional notes for teachers in a PDF file.

This lesson examines the work of the Peace Movement. By examining a variety of peace organisations students will critically assess their motivation and inspiration, their work and its effectiveness, and what opposition or barriers they face. This lesson will enable students to analyse the role of the pacifist movement and pressure groups. [Curriculum Links: Edexcel Paper 2: Religion and Ethics; Section 3.1: War and Peace] Produced by Pax Christi and Quakers in Britain