Pax Christi USA in the Press

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  • Statement: Jesus said welcome the stranger, not militarize the border - National Catholic Reporter April 10, 2018 4:45 pm
    Statement: Jesus said welcome the stranger, not militarize the borderNational Catholic ReporterAdding to tensions already present is to set a stage which is dangerous, ineffective and morally irresponsible. Our Catholic Social Teaching stresses that equality and dignity are the result of human security (not border security), freedom to learn and ...
  • Pro-Israel Christian Group Condemns Mainline Protestants' Statement Defending Palestinians - Christian Post April 19, 2018 1:03 pm
    Christian PostPro-Israel Christian Group Condemns Mainline Protestants' Statement Defending PalestiniansChristian PostThe groups that signed the joint statement include the Alliance of Baptists, American Friends Service Committee, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Friends Committee on National Legislation, Maryknoll Office ...and more »
  • Bishop Stowe joins Pax Christi USA board as episcopal president - National Catholic Reporter February 12, 2018 4:40 pm
    National Catholic ReporterBishop Stowe joins Pax Christi USA board as episcopal presidentNational Catholic ReporterSister Patricia Chappell, Pax Christi USA's executive director, said Stowe was a good fit with its values of peacemaking, disarmament, and racial and social justice. "Pax Christi USA traditionally has had a bishop president," she told Catholic News ...and more »
  • Live blog: March for Our Lives protests across the US for gun control - National Catholic Reporter March 24, 2018 3:51 pm
    National Catholic ReporterLive blog: March for Our Lives protests across the US for gun controlNational Catholic ReporterPax Christi USA called on people to join the march in person or on social media while Network, the Catholic social justice lobby, connected the march to a call for peace from Blessed Oscar Romero, who was assassinated March 24, 1980. Today, as ...and more »
  • Catholic Social Ministry Gathering aims for diversity, bipartisanship - National Catholic Reporter February 8, 2018 8:18 pm
    National Catholic ReporterCatholic Social Ministry Gathering aims for diversity, bipartisanshipNational Catholic ReporterWashington — On the third day of a four-day gathering of Catholic social ministers, the otherwise bipartisan — some might say even apolitical — conference exploded with fiery, frank words about the current political climate in this country. "We have ...
  • Speakers prompt young adults to help heal injustices and sin of racism - National Catholic Reporter November 10, 2017 5:26 pm
    National Catholic ReporterSpeakers prompt young adults to help heal injustices and sin of racismNational Catholic Reporter"Racism in the U.S. is our greatest injustice, it has crippled all of us in the human community," said Sr. Patricia Chappell, executive director of Pax Christi USA, and one of two keynote speakers at the Ignatian Family Teach-in for Justice event that ...and more »
  • Ministers mark anniversary of March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom - National Catholic Reporter August 29, 2017 5:12 pm
    National Catholic ReporterMinisters mark anniversary of March on Washington for Jobs and FreedomNational Catholic Reporter... rights — notably voting rights, healthcare, criminal justice reform, and economic justice — and the importance of religious leaders reaffirming their commitment to that struggle. Speakers before the march — which wended through Washington's ...
  • 'Catholics for Dreamers' Arrested While Protesting at Capitol - National Review February 27, 2018 7:05 pm
    National Review'Catholics for Dreamers' Arrested While Protesting at CapitolNational ReviewThe protesters spoke out especially against House Speaker Paul Ryan, accusing him of “persecuting” Dreamers and demanding he pass legislation to prevent their deportation. “Paul, Paul why do you persecute me?” Jesus to Paul on the road to Damascus ...
  • Cultural diversity on '21st Century Bohemian' - Courier-Gazette & Camden Herald March 3, 2018 5:17 pm
    Courier-Gazette & Camden HeraldCultural diversity on '21st Century Bohemian'Courier-Gazette & Camden HeraldShe will be accompanied on guitar by her husband, local folk musician David Dodson. Small is a conversational Spanish speaker and French teacher who has been doing peace work for over three decades. She has been involved with Pax Christi Maine and Pax ...
  • Catholic Advocates Pray for Dreamers on Capitol Hill - Ignatian Solidarity Network (blog) February 7, 2018 6:00 pm
    Ignatian Solidarity Network (blog)Catholic Advocates Pray for Dreamers on Capitol HillIgnatian Solidarity Network (blog)Participating organizations included the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Columban Center for Advocacy and Outreach, Conference of Major Superiors of Men, Daughters of Charity, Franciscan Action Network, Ignatian Solidarity Network, Leader ...