NonvioLENT from Pax Christi UK
Our friends at Pax Christi UK have created a new resource to focus us during this liturgical season. Join the NonvioLENT Facebook group here, where you can find suggestions and […]
Nigerian bishop: Nonviolence is the only way
The following article was published by Catholic News Service, the news wire service of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. While Christians may feel angry, sad and tempted to carry […]
Nonviolence nurtures hope, can renew the Church
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 […]
NCR: Archbishop Chong advocates nonviolence
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 […]
CNI update, August 2019
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, […]
Choose just peace framework to respond to conflict with Iran
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 […]
“Path of nonviolence towards a culture of peace” workshop papers
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 […]
“Choosing Peace” study guide
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 […]
Faith leaders, peace practitioners deepen Church’s commitment to nonviolence and peace
Vatican City – On 4-5 April, the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. for Promoting Integral Human Development and Pax Christi International’s Catholic Nonviolence Initiative organized a workshop on the […]
Accompaniment on U.S.-Mexico border
From CNI steering committee member Eli McCarthy: (Updated) On Dec. 15, 2018, a trained group providing protective accompaniment joined a large posadas gathering at the San Diego/Tijuana border. Las Posadas […]
CNI update, December 2018
Since its founding in 2016, the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative, a project of Pax Christi International in partnership with several other international Catholic organisations, has significantly advanced the conversation and understanding […]
Lebanon’s Catholic leaders urge peace
Posted by La Croix, 20 November 2018 Catholic religious leaders in Lebanon have appealed to the international community to stop wars in the Middle East and work to bring about […]
Pope: Universities must be “involved in planting the seeds of peace.”
One of the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative’s goals is an increased awareness of and commitment to teaching peace and nonviolence in Catholic schools and universities. We are heartened by the following […]
Conscience and remembrance: 100 years after World War I
Photo of Commonwealth World War I cemetery in Belgium by Johnny Zokovitch, 2016 World War I, the “war to end all wars,” ended 100 years ago this week. Pax Christi […]
Migrants process in caravan in spirit of salt march, March on Washington
Photo: KNAU, Arizona Public Radio Our friend Pietro Ameglio, who works with SERPAJ-Mexico (Servicio Paz y Justicia/Peace and Justice Service), speaks in the video below about the caravan of migrants […]