LAUDATO SI’ WEEK 2023
As an international Catholic movement for just peace, nonviolence, and reconciliation, Pax Christi International supports the Laudato Si’ Action Platform and recognises that violence in every form is threatening the […]
Gospel nonviolence for a Laudato Si’ future
Watch our webinar on nonviolence and the Laudato Si’ 7-year plan. During the Laudato Si’ special anniversary year (2020-2021), the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promotion of Integral Human Development launched a […]
Is the Catholic Church heeding the call to Gospel nonviolence?
Are more Catholics embracing nonviolence? Pax Christi panelists say yes! To mark the 60th anniversary of Pacem in Terris: our co-President, Sister Wamuyu Wachira, IBVM, Marie Dennis, Senior Program Director of the Catholic […]
Indigenous Peacemaking from a Maori Perspective
On 16 May 2023, Pax Christi Aotearoa NZ is hosting a Zoom presentation by Rangi Davis on “Indigenous Peacemaking from a Maori Perspective”. Rangi is Pax Christi Aotearoa NZ Co-president […]
Pope Francis promotes a culture of Nonviolence – april 2023
For a Nonviolent Culture During the month of April, on the occasion of the 60thanniversary of Pacem in Terris, Pope Francis has invited the world to pray ”for a Nonviolent Culture,” to “make nonviolence […]
Gospel Nonviolence: The Heart of Catholic Teaching on Peace
Marie Dennis, Senior Director for the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative, was a keynote speaker during the Justice Sown in Peace conference at the University of Notre Dame March 23-25. Other keynote speakers […]
War in Ukraine: Christian Accompaniment and Turning to Diplomacy
In a new William Temple Foundation blog, Prof. Eli McCarthy – of Georgetown University in Washington, Pax Christi International and Steering Committee member of CNI – explores Christian accompaniment during […]
A call for Nonviolence in South Sudan – March 2023
Fr. James OYET LATANSIO, General Secretary, South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC), JUBA – SOUTH SUDAN sent the following message with the statement from the South Sudan Council of Churches […]
A message from Martha Inés Romero, Secretary General of Pax Christi International on International Women’s Day – 8th March 2023
Letter From Secretary General Martha Inés Romero, On International Women’s Day – 8th March 2023
Tomaso Insua (Laudato Si Movement) testimony during the CNI Rome Conference
Tomaso Insua is Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Laudato Si’ Movement (when he talk at the conference) whose aims are Ecological Conversion, Full sustainability and Prophetic Advocacy. In this clip, Tomaso tells how the Laudato […]
Beatrice Finn (ICAN) testimony during the CNI Rome Conference
Beatrice Finn was Executive Director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) until January 2023. ICAN was awarded the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize-for its work to prohibit and eliminate nuclear […]
The Catholic Nonviolence Initiative Lecture Series – 2022-2023
The Catholic Nonviolence Initiative LECTURE SERIES : a collaboration between Casa Esther Catholic Worker House and the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative The five lectures on different nonviolence-related topics are available on […]
Pope Francis: Nonviolence and Pacem in Terris
Download the report of the conference that took place in December and brought together Catholic Church leaders and local change makers from nearly 30 countries to reflect on Pope Francis’ […]
The prophecy of nonviolence: Hope for the future
CNI executive committee members Marie Dennis and Ken Butigan have compiled several articles on different dimensions of nonviolence into one paper, “The prophecy of nonviolence: Hope for the future.” Download […]
The Catholic Nonviolence Initiative, Lecture Series 2022-2023
This series is a collaboration between the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative, a project of Pax Christi International, and Casa Esther Catholic Worker, Omro WI The series includes five recorded sessions and […]
Hunger strikes and nonviolence
The following piece was written by Jonathan Kuttab and published by the Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA), a Christian organization seeking justice and peace in the Holy Land through […]