Crux: Peace deal puts Colombia at heart of Year of Mercy
The following article, written by Austen Ivereigh and published on Crux on September 24, 2016, provides a glimpse at the efforts of Fr. Francisco de Roux, SJ, and other members […]
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.
The following article, written by Austen Ivereigh and published on Crux on September 24, 2016, provides a glimpse at the efforts of Fr. Francisco de Roux, SJ, and other members […]
The following reflection is written by Hind Khoury, secretary general of Kairos Palestine. Hind was one of the participants at the Nonviolence & Just Peace conference held in Rome in […]
Sr. Cathy Arata, SSND, who attended the Nonviolence & Just Peace conference held in Rome in April 2016, has prepared this two-page prayer service (PDF document). It guides participants through reflection […]
August 25, 2016 — Vatican Radio announced today: «Nonviolence: A Style of Politics for Peace». This is the title of the message for the 50th World Day of Peace, the fourth […]
Photo from conference’s closing liturgy by Gerry Lee, Maryknoll On September 13, 2016 a introductory webinar was held about the ground-shifting Nonviolence and Just Peace conference, which was held in […]
August 2, 2016 – The Nonviolence and Just Peace initiative is deeply grateful to the Catholic bishops of Japan for their support of this effort and their endorsement of the […]
September 2021 − We are humbled by the hundreds of organizations and thousands of individuals who have signed the Appeal. Please reflect on the statement and consider adding your name […]
The following report on the April conference was written by Ana Raffai, a nonviolence trainer from Croatia who attended the gathering, and was published in the Summer 2016 newsletter of […]
Related: A prayer service to commit to the centrality of Gospel nonviolence Before reading the statement, consider these questions: What does the phrase “Gospel nonviolence” mean for you? Who are […]
The following statement — a “message of encouragement and hope” — was released by the Catholic bishops of South Sudan on June 16, 2016. It can also be found on […]
The following statement, crafted in a consensus process, was released at the end of the Nonviolence and Just Peace conference in Rome, April 2016. We invite individuals and organizations to endorse this […]
Prayers for the Nonviolence and Just Peace Conference Following is a prayer written especially for the conference by Austrian nonviolence activist and theologian Hildegard Goss-Mayr. Prayers from Archbishop Stephen Fumio […]
Overview During the two and half day conference on nonviolence and just peace, four “fishbowl” sessions were held. The videos linked below show each fishbowl beginning with short reflections from […]
Overview Five papers were commissioned for the April 2016 gathering. Each paper provided background and analysis on a particular aspect of nonviolence; participants were asked to read each paper before […]
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