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 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 […]
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 […]
The just peace movement offers a critical shift in focus and imagination. Recognizing that all life is sacred and seeking peace through violence is unsustainable, the just peace approach turns […]
The following statement was affirmed by most of the participants at the 2019 Path of Nonviolence: Towards a culture of peace workshop, sponsored by Pax Christi International and held at […]
Published in the National Catholic Reporter, October 8, 2019 Fiji archbishop advocates nonviolence to help stabilize social unrest by Rose Marie Berger In late September, thousands of schoolchildren stayed home […]
Photo from April 2019 workshop by Johnny Zokovitch En español abajo En français ci-dessous In April, the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative, through its parent organisation, Pax Christi International, hosted a gathering, […]
The following essay, written by Eli McCarthy, was published in The Hill, a newspaper focused on the U.S. Congress. McCarthy, a professor at Georgetown University in Justice and Peace Studies […]
In April 2019, approximately 75 Catholic theologians and activists gathered at the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development for a two-day workshop on the theme “Path of nonviolence: Towards […]
Thanks to Pax Christi UK for creating a study guide to accompany Choosing Peace, a compilation of essays on nonviolence and just peace and other documents in support of the […]
From Pax Christi International: In his message for the World Day of Peace on 1 January 2017, Pope Francis called for a renewed culture of nonviolence to inform global politics […]
The following is a selection of resources for use in educational and parenting settings. They are organised by age group. General peace education materials Peace education: A pathway to a […]
In an essay published by America magazine on April 23, 2018, San Diego’s Bishop Robert McElroy writes about Pope Francis’ “contributions to Catholic social teaching have reflected the three Franciscan […]
Winner of the 2019 Catholic Social Teaching book award from the Catholic Press Association From Orbis Books: “Choosing Peace: The Catholic Church returns to Gospel nonviolence,” edited by Marie Dennis, […]