Catholic Nonviolence Initiative

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By Editor on May 29, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Pax Christi International publishes nonviolence advocacy paper

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 […]

By Editor on May 14, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Peace education and parenting materials

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 […]

By Editor on April 25, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Bishop McElroy on Pope Francis’ commitment to planet, peace, poverty

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 […]

By Editor on March 23, 2018 • ( 3 Comments )

“Choosing Peace” now available

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, […]

By Editor on March 6, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Vatican Radio interviews CNI

On 1 March 2018, Marie Dennis, co-president of Pax Christi International, and Judy Coode, project coordinator of the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative, were interviewed by Philippa Hitchen of Vatican Radio about […]

By Editor on February 17, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Baltimore’s Archbishop Lori promotes King’s principles of nonviolence

Image from Archdiocese of Baltimore On February 14, 2018, Ash Wednesday, Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, Maryland, released a pastoral letter entitled, The enduring power of Dr. Martin Luther […]

By Editor on February 1, 2018 • ( 4 Comments )

International Women’s Day, 8 March: Thank Pope Francis for his leadership on peace and nonviolence

En français dessous In italiano qui sotto En español a continuación Thank you to everyone who responded! This action request is now ended. Pax Christi International and the Catholic Nonviolence […]

By Editor on November 17, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Pope Francis condemns nuclear weapons; dismantlement is “moral imperative”

On 10-11 November 2017, the Vatican hosted a conference entitled “Perspectives for a World Free from Nuclear Weapons and for Integral Disarmament.” A large delegation from Pax Christi participated in […]

By Editor on November 8, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Holy Cross family releases statement on nonviolence and Just Peace

Following is a press release from the Holy Cross International Justice Office October 2017 — In a world reeling from violence, the leaders of the four Congregations of Holy Cross […]

By Editor on November 2, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Webinar: CNI accomplishments and next steps, fall 2017

Watch/listen to this webinar here.  Since its creation in 2016, CNI has celebrated a number of positive effects, such as Pope Francis’ 2017 World Day of Peace message, “Nonviolence: A […]

By Editor on September 21, 2017 • ( 6 Comments )

CNI roundtables begin

Jasmin Nario-Galace, Eli McCarthy and Francisco DeRoux, SJ, at the April 2016 Nonviolence & Just Peace conference September 2017 — The Catholic Nonviolence Initiative (CNI) is focused on promoting a […]

By Editor on September 18, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

ZODEVITE receives 2017 Pax Christi International peace award

En français En español In italiano 18 September 2017 – Pax Christi International is pleased to announce that ZODEVITE, the Movimiento Indígena del Pueblo Creyente Zoque en Defensa de la […]

By Editor on June 2, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Just war? Enough already.

The following is an excerpt from an article by Gerald Schlabach, published on May 31, 2017 by Commonweal magazine. Photo of Tyne Cot Commonwealth cemetery (Belgium) by Johnny Zokovitch. A […]

By Editor on May 29, 2017 • ( 2 Comments )

U.S. Catholics: Write your bishop to encourage his support of active nonviolence

Updated July 5, 2017 “Instruments of reconciliation” is a new national campaign to amplify active nonviolence in the U.S. Catholic Church. Catholics in other parts of the world might adapt the information […]

By Editor on May 18, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Keep your eyes on the prize of peace

The following article was published by the Tablet, the international Catholic news weekly. It was co-written by Anne Dodd, former chair of Pax Christi UK, and Pat Gaffney, Pax Christi […]

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Catholic Nonviolence Days of Action

21 September - 2 October

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