Webinar: Nonviolence is key to a Laudato Si future
Join us on Monday, 17 May The Vatican’s Laudato Si’ Action Platform envisions seven goals for seven sectors of the Catholic community over the next seven years. This is an exciting […]
Myanmar: Discussion guide for faith groups
Download this one-hour discussion guide: US size // A4 Kneeling before them in the dust of a northern Myanmar city, Catholic Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng, SFX, begged a group […]
Gospel nonviolence for a Laudato Si’ future
Join us for a webinar to discuss nonviolence and the Laudato Si’ 7-year plan on 17 May. During the Laudato Si’ special anniversary year (2020-2021), the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promotion […]
New award established for active Christian nonviolence
DePaul University (Chicago, USA) has established the Berrigan-McAlister Award, to be given annually to a person or organization whose active Christian nonviolence-—like that practiced by Fr. Daniel Berrigan, SJ, Philip […]
Nonviolence in action in Myanmar
“[We] are deeply troubled by these developments in Myanmar,” wrote the members of Pax Christi Asia-Pacific on 5 February. The actions on 1 February were “a coup – not just […]
Four videos explain how nonviolence challenges injustice, can lead to social transformation, peace
CNI is grateful for the creative expertise of Tom Eddington in helping us bring you the unique perspectives of nonviolence practitioners around the world. Defining nonviolence — interviews with Myla […]
Building bridges and reconciliation
“We want to be a Church that serves…to build bridges, to break down walls, to sow seeds of reconciliation.”—Fratelli Tutti (FT) 276 The Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) […]
Retreat offers chance to reflect on, deepen understanding of nonviolence
On 18 December (at 15.00 GMT and again at midnight GMT, 19 December), Pax Christi International offered a three-hour online retreat focused on nonviolence. This unique program was crafted in […]
Now available – Advancing Nonviolence and Just Peace in the Church and the World
Available now! Pax Christi International and the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative are pleased to announce the publication of Advancing Nonviolence and Just Peace in the Church and the World, the culmination of […]
First annual Catholic Nonviolence Days of Action held
2020 was the first year for the Catholic Nonviolence Days of Action (21 September-2 October). Thank you to everyone who organised or participated in an event. Please send us your […]
An appeal to Pope Francis: The path of nonviolence toward a Laudato Si’ future
The Church is celebrating the fifth anniversary of Laudato Si’: On care for our common home, the powerful and beautifully crafted encyclical which calls us to a new understanding of […]
Time to create a more equitable, compassionate, just and reflective world
The following is a statement from Pax Christi International on the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and all of those whose deaths have been precipitated by 400 […]
Facing the violence of systemic racism
Pax Christi USA, a national section of Pax Christi International, has published this statement (28 May) and this statement (1 June) in response to the horrific murder of George Floyd […]
The university’s responsibility for peace and nonviolence
The attached article, published in the Vatican’s Congregation for Catholic Education’s journal Educatio Catholica, was written by Ken Butigan, a member of the CNI executive committee and faculty member at […]
COVID-19: Toward authentic security rooted in nonviolence
The following reflection was written by Marie Dennis, a member of the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative executive committee and senior advisor to Pax Christi International‘s secretary general. She served as co-president […]