Press

Pax Christi USA in the Press

If you have any press inquiries, please contact Roxana Bendezu, Communications Coordinator at rbendezu@paxchristiusa.org.

February 2021

• 2/21 – Sister Dianna Ortiz—US Nun Who Survived Guatemala Torture and Became Human Rights Champion—Dies at 62 (Common Dreams)
• 2/15 – Biden revives White House office for faith-based organizations (Crux)
• 2/14 – Biden reestablishes White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (NCR)
• 2/6 – Activists press Biden to restore office on faith-based partnerships (Crux)

January 2021

• 1/29 – The Vatican and Pax Christi International think big on peace (NCR)
• 1/29 – Bertasi hopes donors, birds will flock to his bluebird houses to benefit Pax Christi (Arkansas Catholic featuring Pax Christi Little Rock)
• 1/23 – Bishops welcome Biden as president, offering prayers for the common good (The Catholic Universe, CNS)
• 1/23 – Assisi archbishop welcomes treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons (Crux, CNS, NCR)
• 1/22 – Making a statement (Cranston [RI] Herald covering Pax Christi Rhode Island)
• 1/21 – Day 1’s executive actions signal Biden’s climate position (NCR)
• 1/14 – Biden’s first 100 days full of opportunities for gun safety (Johnny Zokovitch, PCUSA Executive Director in NCR)
• 1/14 – Catholic advocates welcome treaty banning nuclear weapons coming into force (Angelus News, CNS)
• 1/9 – Rechazan en EE. UU. planes de incluir a Cuba entre patrocinadores del terrorismo (Granma)
• 1/9 – Nickie Valdez, pioneering Catholic lesbian advocate, inspired a diverse community (NCR)
• 1/8 – Three kings and a tyrant (Global Sisters Report, NCR)
• 1/7 – Pro-democracy voices across the board decry violence at the U.S. Capitol (Vatican News)
• 1/7 – Pelosi references Epiphany and St. Francis as House confirms Biden win (CNS, Catholic San Francisco, others)
• 1/6 – “You reap what you sow”: Some bishops decry violence at Capitol (NCR)
• 1/6 – “This has got to stop”: Catholic leaders react to Trump supporters’ attack on the Capitol (America)
• 1/6 – How Biden can lead the US away from ‘world war fought piecemeal’ (Marie Dennis, Pax Christi USA Ambassador of Peace in NCR)

December 2020

• 12/24 – Call to oppose Biden’s nominations of Haines, Morrell as Director of National Intelligence, CIA Director (Eurasia Review)
• 12/11 – Pacific Climate Warriors receive Pax Christi International Peace Prize (NCR)

November 2020

• 11/13 – Dorothy Day’s granddaughter sentenced to prison for nuclear base break-in (RNS)
• 11/9 – U.S. Catholics weigh in with mixed reaction on Biden win (CNS, CatholicPhilly.com)
• 11/5 – Bishops’ election reactions urge faith in democracy, building common good (NCR)
• 11/4 – Pax Christi bishop asks prayers for ‘just, peaceful conclusion’ to elections (CNS)
• 11/4 – As many expected, presidential contest not settled after Election Day (CNS, CatholicPhilly.com, et al)
• 11/4 – Vote, pray, wait: Faith leaders reassure congregations, call for full vote count as election remains uncertain (RNS)
• 11/3 – #CatholicsVote2020, Election Blog Live – Pax Christi director urges Catholics to stand up for justice (NCR)
• 11/3 – Catholic leaders, religious groups urge unity, peace during elections (CNS)
• 11/2 – Priests and deacons ask fellow clergy to ease fears over US election results (Crux, CNS, The Catholic Universe)

October 2020

• 10/31 – Priests, deacons ask fellow clergy to ease fears over election results (CNS, The Record, et al)
• 10/26 – First black American cardinal is no wilting violet (The Sunday Times, NZ)
• 10/25 – Wilton Gregory of Washington, DC will be first African American cardinal (The Guardian)
• 10/25 – First Black American cardinal is outspoken civil rights advocate (Reuters)
• 10/23 – Thanks, Francis, but please say more about just war (NCR)
• 10/20 – Sr. Simone Campbell, head of Network, to step down in March 2021 (NCR)
• 10/19 – For many U.S. Catholics, justice issues are central to pro-life values (US Catholic)
• 10/19 – Reading Pacem en terris (Patheos)
• 10/12 – Catholic activists praise pope’s move away from just war theory (NCR)
• 10/12 – Vote for new leadership (LTE from Terre Haute Pax Christi, Terre Haute IN Tribune Star)
• 10/6 – Newark Protesters Blast NJPAC Board Member Over Prison Profits (Patch)
• 10/2 – Social doctrine: source of post-COVID ideas (Vatican News)

September 2020

• 9/27 – Obituary: Mary Kathleen ‘Mary Kay’ Craig, 78 (Montana Standard)
• 9/24 – Catholic women criticize ‘mansplaining’ of pope’s masculine encyclical title (NCR)
• 9/23 – Just Peace: World conflicts need to be resolved nonviolently (The Arkansas Catholic)
• 9/22 – Patchogue celebrates Peace Day with installation of Peace Poles (GreaterPatchogue.com)
• 9/18 – Coronavirus: the storm that is toppling the facade (Vatican News)
• 9/17 – Immigrant Leaders Say “Let Us Drive” in Implementation of NJ Drivers License Law (Atlantic Highlands Herald)
• 9/12 – Towson Black Lives Matter Rally: Signs of unity on York Road (Patch)

August 2020

• 8/29 – Baltimore faith communities rally for Black Lives Matter movement and call it a ‘beginning’ (The Baltimore Sun)
• 8/25 – Death penalty opponents demonstrate on the eve of Arizona man’s execution (The Arizona Republic)
• 8/9 – ‘Candles on the Water’ event remembers 75th anniversary of Hiroshima, Nagasaki bombings (The Patriot News/PennLive)
• 8/6 – Archbishop Gomez echoes pope in calling for abolition of nuclear weapons (Catholic San Francisco)
• 8/6 – Throughout Bay Area, bells ring on 75th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing (East Bay Times)

July 2020

• 7/31 – Interfaith Awareness Week moves online (The San Diego Union-Tribune)
• 7/9 – The Ribbon 2020 commemorates 75th anniversary of atomic bombings, (Crux)
• 7/4 – Edward John Fillenwarth Jr., (Legacy.com), member of Pax Christi USA passed away
• 7/3 – Catholic leaders call for families to be freed from US detention centres, (Independent Catholic News)

June 2020

• 6/27 – Letter To Biden (And Trump) Campaigns For Fair And Just Foreign Policy Regarding Israel And Palestinian Right, (Eurasia Review)
• 6/20 – Residents show support for Westborough Police Department, (Community Advocate), featuring National Council Chair, Robert Shine
• 6/19 – Freehold Community Groups Come Together for “Tu Lucha es Mi Lucha”- Your Struggle is My Struggle, (Insider NJ), featuring Pax Christi NJ
• 6/13 – Faith in change: Religious leaders in Arkansas express support for protests, (Arkansas Democrat Gazette), featuring Pax Christi USA Little Rock
• 6/11 – Mary Lathuras, longtime Farmingdale resident and active community volunteer, (Massapequa Post), Obituary of Pax Christi member
• 6/11 – Catholics join protests to call attention to costs of racism, (Arkansas Catholic), featuring Pax Christi Little Rock
• 6/10 – When will the US bishops address the evil of systemic racism head-on?, (National Catholic Reporter)
• 6/10 – Pax Christi USA response to Trump tweet about Catholic protester, (Independent Catholic News)
• 6/9 – After George Floyd’s death, a groundswell of religious activism, (National Post, KFGO, The Chronicle Herald)
• 6/7 – Pax Christi AGM hears call for ‘a revolutionary agenda’, (Independent Catholic News)
• 6/5 – Pax Christi Metro New York statement on murder of George Floyd and eruption of a nation on fire, (Independent Catholic News)
• 6/3 – Catholic leaders are reacting to the George Floyd case. Here’s what they’re saying. (America)
• Frank D. Guglielmo, 89, retired fiscal officer, Catholic lay leader, (The Buffalo News,) member of Pax Christi passed away
• 6/2 – Protests Spread Beyond Big Cities, From Raleigh to Santa Rosa, (Wall Street Journal)
• 6/2 – D.C. archbishop blasts Trump’s visit to John Paul II Shrine, (CRUX)
• 6/2 – Archbishop Gregory condemns presidential visit to St John Paul II Shrine, (Independent Catholic News)
• 6/1 – USA: Focus on justice for George Floyd, not judging protesters, (Independent Catholic News)

May 2020

• 5/30 – Racism ‘at heart’ of man’s death at hands of police, says Pax Christi USA, (CRUX, CatholicPhilly.com)
• 5/30 – Advocates for immigrants demand the release of detainees in Elizabeth, (Planet Princeton), featuring Pax Christi New Jersey
• 5/29 – Update: Racism seen ‘at heart’ of man’s death at hands of Minneapolis police, (Catholic News Service)
• 5/28 – USA: Pax Christi statement on death of George Floyd, (Independent Catholic News)
• 5/28 – Elizabeth pols, developer profit by slave labor, (NJtoday.net), featuring Pax Christi New Jersey
• 5/27 – Peacemakers sign ‘Pledge to Protect’ during pandemic as economy reopens, (Crux, National Catholic Reporter)
• 5/23 – #Protect Our VOTE: Car & Tailgate Protest in Contra Costa County, (East Bay), featuring Pax Christi Northern California
• 5/22 – Vigil draws attention to class action suit on behalf of detained immigrants, (National Catholic Reporter), featuring Pax Christi New Jersey
• 5/21 – ‘America Needs a Coronavirus Cure, Not More War,’ (The Nation)
• 5/19 – US Catholics invited to take Pledge to Protect, (Independent Catholic News)
• 5/19 – Lee, Pocan Lead 29 Dems Demanding Defense Spending Decrease Ahead of NDAA Talks, (Common Dreams)
• 5/11 – Anti-War Groups Demand Foreign Policy Promises From Joe Biden, (Huffpost, Foreign Policy, The Hill, The National Interest)
• 5/5 – Congress urged to address needs of minorities in new pandemic relief bill, (Catholic New Service)
• 5/5 – ‘Peace is Possible’ virtual event hosted this week, (The Advertiser-Tribune), featuring Pax Christi Tiffin

April 2020

• 4/30 – San Francisco data show health-wealth disparities in COVID-19 impact, (Catholic San Francisco)
• 4/29 – Sister Chappell: Church needs to address disparity in ethnic communities, (Catholic News Service)
• 4/23 – Over 70 civil society groups urge Trump to end Iran sanctions
• 4/22 – N.J. car caravan raises demand #FreeThemAll, exposes detention center conditions, (Workers World), featuring Pax Christi New Jersey
• 4/22 – Justice Department reviews Trump’s controversial immigration ban (Local10.com), featuring Pax Christi Florida
• 4/17 – Catholic leaders join grassroots campaign to help migrants during COVID-19 crisis (CRUX)
• 4/17 – Catholic Leaders Join Grassroots Campaign to Help Migrants During COVID-19 Crisis, (The Tablet)
• 4/17 – Protest for release of people incarcerated hits Elizabeth, (NJTODAY.NET), featuring Pax Christi New Jersey
• 4/13 – Criticism of government funding of US clergy (The Tablet), featuring Pax Christi New Jersey
• 4/13 – Drivers protest ICE detention in Essex County (Essex News Daily), featuring Pax Christi New Jersey
• 4/8 – News briefing: Church in the world (The Tablet)
• 4/8 – Advocates urge federal authorities to release detained immigrants amid coronavirus spread (National Catholic Reporter), featuring Pax Christi New Jersey
• 4/7 – Catholic organizations urge communities to respond to U.S. census (The Catholic Spirit)
• 4/7 – Toni Bosco: When we forgive, we act as God does (National Catholic Reporter); Toni was the recipient of the Pax Christi USA Book Award
• 4/7 – Protesters Defy Coronavirus Lockdown In Newark, Keep Heat On ICE (Patch.com-Newark), featuring Pax Christi New Jersey
• 4/6 – Driving Protest to #FreeThemAll Comes to Trenton (Insider NJ), featuring Pax Christi New Jersey
• 4/3 – Pax Christi demande un allègement des sanctions contre l’Iran (Vatican News)
• 4/2 – El gasto en armas roba al mundo recursos para las pandemias (Vatican News), featuring quote from Pax Christi USA Ambassador of Peace Marie Dennis
• 4/1 – Sheriff’s officers harass freedom seekers (NJ Today) Pax Christi New Jersey involved in protest urging officials to release all immigrants held in jails or detention centers.

March 2020

• 3/30 – Pax Christi urges Trump to suspend sanctions during pandemic (Independent Catholic News)
• 3/29 – Updated: Tributes pour in for Valley environmentalist Mark Peña (Rio Grande Guardian)
• 3/19 – Advocacy groups offer tips to stay connected while facing the coronavirus (Angelus)

January 2020

• 1/6 – Catholic leaders speak out as tensions escalate between the U.S. and Iran (America)
• 1/6 – Morality of drone warfare questioned after attack on Iranian general (The Catholic Spirit)