Events

The MFRI works to support, incubate and catalyse courageous dialogue at global, national and local levels. Below are our upcoming events and recent activity at each level.

Global

Faith convened events, engagement between global faith leaders and mining CEOs, and faith leader participation in key industry events.

UpcomingLondon, October 2026

In October the MFRI will lead a session at the ICMM Responsible Mining Leadership Forum and hold a series of events in London to coincide with LME Week 2026.

  • Tuesday 20 October08.40 to 09.30
    MFRI-led session at the ICMM Responsible Mining Leadership ForumA session on moral courage in leadership.Open to Forum participants.
  • Wednesday 21 October18.00 to 22.00
    MFRI DinnerThe Cellarium, Westminster AbbeyThe evening begins at 18.00 with tours of the Abbey. By invitation only.
  • Thursday 22 October10.00 to 13.00
    MFRI Steering CommitteeChurch HouseTea and coffee will be available from 09.30.

RecentDifficult Conversations in Mining, Campion Hall, Oxford

In September 2026 the MFRI partnered with the Laudato Si' Research Institute (LSRI) at Campion Hall, Oxford, to host ‘Difficult Conversations in Mining’, the start of a dialogue process between faith leaders, academics and mining executives. This was the first time the MFRI has engaged intentionally with a research institute. Participants heard specially composed messages from the Archbishops of Panama and Lubumbashi, and explored areas of disagreement and common ground, including free, prior and informed consent, reparative justice, and how the ICMM's principles for responsible mining compare with Catholic Social Teaching.

Faith leaders, academics and mining executives at the roundtable at Campion Hall, OxfordParticipants around the roundtableThe Difficult Conversations in Mining roundtable at Campion Hall

Photos: Laudato Si' Research Institute. Read the LSRI's account of the event.

National

Faith convened national Courageous Dialogues in Brazil, Peru and South Africa, and support for new platforms in other resource-rich countries.

RecentPeru Courageous Dialogue

The Peru Courageous Dialogue convened at the Lima Mining Symposium in May 2026. It has since gone on to support local engagement in Cajamarca (see Local, below). In 2027, local engagement will extend to Arequipa, Trujillo and Puno.

RecentBrazil Day of Courageous Dialogue

The 2026 Day of Courageous Dialogue took place in Maceió, Brazil, in May. Both Bishop David Urquhart, Chair of the MFRI, and Bishop Lusa Nsenga-Ngoy attended.

Local

Courageous Dialogue at the mine site, mine site visits, and support for mine site chaplaincy and spiritual care.

RecentCajamarca, Peru

Building on the national dialogue, the Peru Courageous Dialogue has supported local engagement in Cajamarca, including a site visit to the Yanacocha mine.