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As prison chaplains, dramatic reversal is at the heart of our ministry. We can only do what we do if

Finally we got to meet! The Bangkok conference was to be held in 2020, but as we all know that

Annecy France, 16 June 2025 By David Buick, President of IPCA Over the past few days, I have been deeply

There he is, the small boy in the manger. The small boy, who is God. The small boy who is

Today we are between the two Easters, the first was the last weekend and our Orthodox colleagues are in the

Report on the eighth worldwide conference of the International Prison Chaplains Association (IPCA), Bangkok, 2–7 October 2025

Vienna, May 2025 — The International Prison Chaplains’ Association (IPCA) is honored to participate in the 34th session of the Commission

2023 has been a year of ‘in-person’ for IPCA. In-person national meetings were held in Africa; IPCA Europe held the first

Christmas is of course a time when we as Christians remember the Incarnation, a central tenet of our faith. Incarnation is

Livestream from Llandudno, North Wales The IPCA Europe Committee are delighted to announce that booking is now open for the

At times of fatigue I’m constantly drawn to the story of Elijah as he flees into the desert after being

Status quo for the Nordic prison system How the high security system operates and how it helps inmates with long

A RADICAL LOVE (A Journey Towards Healing and Forgiveness) by Gerry V. Bernabe* “Give us this day our daily bread, and

David Buick In addition to the challenges on a personal level, the Covid-19 pandemic has involved a steep new learning

Former IPCA Worldwide President Rev. Rod Moore recently attended an official ceremony to receive the Order of Australia Medal for

by Hans Hallundbaek It takes a village to raise a child, and it takes a community to Adopt-A-Prison. Heeding God’s greatest

On 11 November 2020, IPCA held the closing event in its ‘Keep Hope Alive’ virtual symposium: a worldwide webinar that

We’re pleased to invite you to register for our virtual international symposium, “Keep Hope Alive”. The keynote event in this

IPCA Worldwide Steering Committee Declaration on Death Penalty Declaration by the Worldwide Steering Committee of the International Prison Chaplains Association,

The Chaplaincy community of the Democratic Republic of Congo is mouring Announcing the Passing of National President of Prison Fellowship

I would like to give a quick update on the “Adopt-A-Prison” project which we recently have introduced between our local

Ed Gilchrist grew up in the rough Philly neighborhood of Kensington, dealing drugs “as soon as I was old enough