Catholic Nonviolence Initiative

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By Editor on June 23, 2020 • ( 6 Comments )

An appeal to Pope Francis: The path of nonviolence toward a Laudato Si’ future

The Church is celebrating the fifth anniversary of Laudato Si’: On care for our common home, the powerful and beautifully crafted encyclical which calls us to a new understanding of […]

By Editor on June 8, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Time to create a more equitable, compassionate, just and reflective world

The following is a statement from Pax Christi International on the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and all of those whose deaths have been precipitated by 400 […]

By Editor on June 1, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Facing the violence of systemic racism

Pax Christi USA, a national section of Pax Christi International, has published this statement (28 May) and this statement (1 June) in response to the horrific murder of George Floyd […]

By Editor on May 25, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

The university’s responsibility for peace and nonviolence

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 […]

By Editor on March 25, 2020 • ( 3 Comments )

COVID-19: Toward authentic security rooted in nonviolence

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 […]

By Editor on March 14, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

A brief report on CNI efforts in 2019

Since its founding in 2016, the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative (CNI), a project of Pax Christi International, has significantly advanced the conversation and understanding of nonviolence and just peace in the […]

By Editor on March 9, 2020 • ( 2 Comments )

Explore broad dimensions of “just peace”

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 […]

By Editor on March 5, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

NonvioLENT from Pax Christi England & Wales

Our friends at Pax Christi England & Wales have created a new resource to focus us during this liturgical season. Join the NonvioLENT Facebook group here, where you can find […]

By Editor on February 12, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

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 […]

By Editor on November 18, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

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 […]

By Editor on October 8, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

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 […]

By Editor on September 6, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

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, […]

By Editor on July 17, 2019 • ( 2 Comments )

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 […]

By Editor on July 8, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

“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 […]

By Editor on June 26, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

“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 […]

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