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the Office for Justice, Peace and Development

The Office for Justice, Peace and development (JPD) of the Catholic Bishops'Conference of India (CBCI) is commited to building a jus and peaceful society inspired by the Gospel and the social doctrines of the Church, thorugh Human Rights Trainings, Peace Intiatives and involvement in the struggles of the society, especially the poor and the marginalised.


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Pope Paul VI established a Pontifical Commission on Justice and Peace in 1967. Article 5 of the Encyclical Populorum Progressio states: “The purpose of this commission is ‘to awaken in the People of God full awareness of their mission today.’” The same article adds: “The name of this commission, Justice and Peace, aptly describes its program and its goal… man's complete development and the development of all mankind.” To achieve the same purpose and goal, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) established the Commission for Justice, Peace and Development (JPDC) in 1972. Having a mandate ‘to inspire, guide and animate at National level’, the JPDC, since its inception in 1972, has

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Mission

The Commission is to be an inspirational agency of the Catholic Church of India for promotion of justice, peace and development; To build the capacities of the.................Read More

Vision

The Vision of JPDC is to enable empowerment of individuals and communities who can live and work with human dignity and be free from all forms of exploitation and,.................Read More

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