What is the German Gommission for Justice and Peace?

The German Commission for Justice and Peace assembles the Catholic institutions and organisations which work on an international level on behalf of the German Church. It includes several bishops, representatives of Zentralkomitee der Deutschen Katholiken / ZDK (Central Committee of German Catholics), leading staff members of the German Bishops' Conference, of Katholisches Büro (contact office to the Government), of the relief agencies, of Catholic organisations as well as experts on international politics. The Commission is run by the German Bishops' Conference and by ZDK.