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 […]
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 […]
Women at the heart of nonviolence
Following is the address given by Marie Dennis at the 2017 Voices of Faith event, held at the Vatican on March 8 (shown above.) Almost a year ago, 85 people […]
UN event, March 2: Nonviolence, a style of politics for peace
Watch the event on the UN feed here. On Thursday, March 2, the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative joined with the Holy See Mission to the United Nations in New York City and […]
Women peacemakers: We need to listen to their voices
Voices of Faith advances the role of women in the Catholic Church and supports them in their infinite potential to create meaningful change for the common good, contributing fully to […]
Catholic Nonviolence Initiative meets with Vatican officials
Strategizes for World Day of Peace follow-up En français En español ROME, Italy – On 19-20 December, the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative gathered in Rome to reflect on and discuss the […]
Pope to ambassadors: Cultivate nonviolent style
The following article, written by Hannah Brockhaus, was posted by the Catholic News Agency/EWTN News on 15 December, 2016. On [December 15] Pope Francis accepted the credentials of six new […]
World Day of Peace message 2017 calls for lives of “active nonviolence”
En français En español December 12, 2016 – Today in his message Nonviolence: A style of politics for peace, for the 50th World Day of Peace, celebrated each year on […]
Pax Christi Africa member organisations affirm Appeal to the Catholic Church
Nonviolence in Africa participants visit the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg on 8 December. Photo by Marie Just, Pax Christi International. From 5-9 December, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Pax Christi International […]
Webinar #4: Outcomes, implementation from Nonviolence & Just Peace conference
The fourth and final webinar of this series on the landmark Nonviolence & Just Peace conference was held on Friday, November 18. Listen and watch the slides from the webinar here. Archbishop […]
November 18, webinar #4: Outcomes, implementation from Nonviolence & Just Peace conference
The fourth and final webinar of this series on the landmark Nonviolence & Just Peace conference will discuss the outcomes of the conference and particularly the consensus document, “An Appeal to […]
“Nonviolence: A style of politics for peace,” the 2017 World Day of Peace message
Nonviolence: A style of politics for peace, the 2017 World Day of Peace message. When is the World Day of Peace? The Catholic Church celebrates the World Day of Peace every year […]
Webinar #3, Nonviolence and Just Peace: Moving beyond war
Merwyn de Mello and Fr. Pat Cunningham on the final evening of the Nonviolence & Just Peace conference; photo by Gerry Lee, Maryknoll The third in our series of four […]
Webinars
Fall 2017: Accomplishments and next steps, held 7 November 2017 Fall 2016: Webinar #1, An introduction to the Nonviolence & Just Peace conference Webinar #2, Experiences of nonviolence and Jesus’ way […]
Webinar #2: Experiences of nonviolence and Jesus’ way of nonviolence
Photo: Dr. Terry Rynne, Sr. Wamuyu Wachira, and Fr. Jamal Khader at the April 2016 Nonviolence & Just Peace conference. Photo by Gerry Lee, Maryknoll. The second in a series […]