Here are Pax Christi USA’s latest efforts working for peace with justice.
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PCUSA in the News:
- County Council Passes Resolution to Help Prevent Nuclear War, Montgomery Community Media
- In ‘A Hidden Life,’ martyrdom is the cost of faith, America
- Execution protest event set for Sunday in Terre Haute, Tribune-Star
- Catholic leaders thank Rodney Reed supporters, pray for justice, The Catholic Spirit, Angelus News
- College Hosts Conversation on Deadly Silence, The Quadrangle
- Catholic groups align to defend DACA Dreamers, The Catholic Register
- Peace Pole planted, The Brookings Register
- Charles Rhines execution updates: Execution delayed pending Supreme Court appeals, Sioux Falls Argus Leader
- In court briefs, Catholic leaders urge Supreme Court to keep DACA in place, Crux
Letters we’ve signed on to:
12-9-19: Prioritize People over Pentagon
12-6-19: Jubilee Corporate Transparency Sign-on Letter
11-20-19: Endorsement of the Refugee Protection Act
11-19-19: Support of H.R. 2407, Promoting Human Rights for Palestinian Children Living Under Israeli Military Occupation
11-12-19: Prioritize Funding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
10-27-19: Move the Nuclear Weapons Money
10-25-19: Faith Democracy 2020: Restoring the Voters Covenant
10-24-19: Need NAFTA to Protect Health and Dignity of Humanity and the Planet
12-6-19: Jubilee Corporate Transparency Sign-on Letter
11-20-19: Endorsement of the Refugee Protection Act
11-19-19: Support of H.R. 2407, Promoting Human Rights for Palestinian Children Living Under Israeli Military Occupation
11-12-19: Prioritize Funding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
10-27-19: Move the Nuclear Weapons Money
10-25-19: Faith Democracy 2020: Restoring the Voters Covenant
10-24-19: Need NAFTA to Protect Health and Dignity of Humanity and the Planet
See links to sign-on letters at www.paxchristiusa.org/news/signons
Sampling of Local PCUSA Efforts:
- Pax Christi Illinois hosted the event, Building Bridges Not Walls: A call to All Catholic Communities
- Marygrove Detroit Pax Christi sponsored prayer services to be held in memory of Sandy Hook shooting
- Pax Christi Kansas City – Guilty: 15 activists in Kansas City seeking a nuclear-weapon-free world
- Pax Christi Little Rock shared about Finding Solace and Growth through Difficult Times on page 8 of their newsletter
- Pax Christi Memphis commits to the Back from the Brink campaign
- Pax Christi Metro New York is pleased to be a signer of an open letter to Japan from concerned Catholic peace organizations in the U.S. and be a part of the group presenting it at the Japanese Consulate
- Pax Christi Northern California hosted Marie Dennis to give the presentation Is the Catholic Church Returning to Gospel Nonviolence? See Marie’s slides here.
- Northern California also hosted a liturgy of memory and repentance for nuclear victims.
- Pax Christi Texas shared about many events that took place in November and December in their e-newsletter Testimony
Pax Christi International Update:
Former Secretary General of Pax Christi International Nominated for Peace Prize, paxchristiusa.org, publicpeaceprize.org
A Book you might like:
The Poor Save Us by Megan McKenna
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