Our Mission:

We facilitate collaboration among members and partners of Catholic Religious congregations working at the grassroots and at the United Nations in order to:
a) strengthen one another’s capacity for advocacy and
b) advocate collectively for social, economic, and environmental justice and peace in international, regional, and national fora

Our Vision: 

Guided by Catholic Social Teaching and the Universal Human Rights Framework, we envision a just and peaceful world in which the dignity of every person, especially the most marginalised, and the sanctity of all creation are upheld; in which all participate in the social, economic, political, and cultural life of society; and in which all collaborate to foster the common good. 

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Our Approach:

We aim to accomplish our overall mission through participation in an inter-congregational coalition that promotes a cultural shift among Religious toward an operational model of enhanced inter-congregational collaboration and deeper integration of justice-and-peace analysis and promotion across ministries from the grassroots level to the global level.

The coalition utilizes and has built upon existing infrastructure and engages strategic partners to achieve the following objectives:

1. 1. Strengthen justice- and peace-building skills of JCoR network members at each geographic level of ministry (local, national, regional, global); 
2. 2. Systematise and enhance justice- and peace-related communication among JCoR network members from different congregations/organisations, regions, and levels/types of ministry;
3. 3. Establish and implement mechanisms for the sharing of advocacyrelated labour and resources among JCoR network members from different congregations/organisations, regions, and levels/types of ministry; and
4. 4. Realise on multiple levels coordinated, inter-congregational justice and peace initiatives directed at political leaders (i.e. makers and implementers of policy).

A summary of our purpose and program design can be found in our brochure, which is available in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish.