Vatican Radio interviews CNI
On 1 March 2018, Marie Dennis, co-president of Pax Christi International, and Judy Coode, project coordinator of the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative, were interviewed by Philippa Hitchen of Vatican Radio about […]
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Pax Christi International is a global Catholic peace movement and network that works to help establish peace, respect for human rights, justice and reconciliation in areas of the world that are torn by conflict. It is grounded in the belief that peace is possible and that vicious cycles of violence and injustice can be broken.
Baltimore’s Archbishop Lori promotes King’s principles of nonviolence
Image from Archdiocese of Baltimore On February 14, 2018, Ash Wednesday, Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, Maryland, released a pastoral letter entitled, The enduring power of Dr. Martin Luther […]
International Women’s Day, 8 March: Thank Pope Francis for his leadership on peace and nonviolence
En français dessous In italiano qui sotto En español a continuación Thank you to everyone who responded! This action request is now ended. Pax Christi International and the Catholic Nonviolence […]
Pope Francis condemns nuclear weapons; dismantlement is “moral imperative”
On 10-11 November 2017, the Vatican hosted a conference entitled “Perspectives for a World Free from Nuclear Weapons and for Integral Disarmament.” A large delegation from Pax Christi participated in […]
Holy Cross family releases statement on nonviolence and Just Peace
Following is a press release from the Holy Cross International Justice Office October 2017 — In a world reeling from violence, the leaders of the four Congregations of Holy Cross […]
Webinar: CNI accomplishments and next steps, fall 2017
Watch/listen to this webinar here. Since its creation in 2016, CNI has celebrated a number of positive effects, such as Pope Francis’ 2017 World Day of Peace message, “Nonviolence: A […]
CNI roundtables begin
Jasmin Nario-Galace, Eli McCarthy and Francisco DeRoux, SJ, at the April 2016 Nonviolence & Just Peace conference September 2017 — The Catholic Nonviolence Initiative (CNI) is focused on promoting a […]
ZODEVITE receives 2017 Pax Christi International peace award
En français En español In italiano 18 September 2017 – Pax Christi International is pleased to announce that ZODEVITE, the Movimiento Indígena del Pueblo Creyente Zoque en Defensa de la […]
Just war? Enough already.
The following is an excerpt from an article by Gerald Schlabach, published on May 31, 2017 by Commonweal magazine. Photo of Tyne Cot Commonwealth cemetery (Belgium) by Johnny Zokovitch. A […]
U.S. Catholics: Write your bishop to encourage his support of active nonviolence
Updated July 5, 2017 “Instruments of reconciliation” is a new national campaign to amplify active nonviolence in the U.S. Catholic Church. Catholics in other parts of the world might adapt the information […]
Keep your eyes on the prize of peace
The following article was published by the Tablet, the international Catholic news weekly. It was co-written by Anne Dodd, former chair of Pax Christi UK, and Pat Gaffney, Pax Christi […]
Conference participants
More than 80 people attended the Nonviolence and Just Peace conference, including lay people, members of religious communities, priests and bishops from around the world. Find the list of participants […]
Active nonviolence: A way to build lasting peace in South Sudan
The following message was circulated by the Comboni Missionaries. 29 April 2017 – A group of 46 brothers, sisters and priests, belonging to 25 religious congregations, all members of the […]
Online course: Strengthening civilian capacities to protect civilians
This online course is taught by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and is offered for college credit through Merrimack College. Session 1 starts May 22. Unarmed […]
Christians and Buddhists: Walking together on the path of nonviolence
From Vatican Radio: [On April 22, 2017, the] Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue … issued a message on the occasion of the Buddhist feast of Vesakh on the theme “Christians […]