Pax Christi USA in the press
Press inquiries, please contact Judy Coode at jcoode@paxchristiusa.org.
2024
May
- May 2: Catholic leaders, urging cease-fire, call on Biden to halt weapons shipments to Israel (Religion News Service)
April
- April 10: Pope Francis praised Bishop Gumbleton as ‘a good shepherd’ in letter before his death (NCR)
- April 9: Pax Christi NJ coordinating FOSNA launch of NJ: Christian Solidarity with Palestine (Fight Back Better)
- April 7: Tobin supports Pax Christi’s call for reduced military spending (NJ.com)
- April 3: The strange world of Catholic ‘integralism’ — and Christian nationalism (RNS)
March
- March 28: Stations of the Cross service to walk through downtown Rochester on Good Friday (WHAM Rochester NY)
- March 27: Advocates express support for Palestine, call for peace at Church Square Park gathering (Tap Into Hoboken)
- March 26: Pilgrimage for Peace (Arkansas Catholic)
- March 15: Rally at the United Nations in New York for #CSW68 (Pressenza)
- March 14: Annual peace event returns (Advertiser Tribune, Tiffin, OH)
- March 13: US Catholic group apologizes for WWII bombing of Hiroshima on reconciliation visit (Mainichi, Japanese national daily paper)
- March 12: Local US Pax Christi leaders visit Japan on peace pilgrimage (National Catholic Reporter)
February
- February 22: Texas effort to shut down migrant center “unfounded” (Crux)
- February 19: ‘Call for a permanent cease-fire’: In Paterson, an appeal to Biden on Presidents Day (NorthJersey.com)
- February 15: Local groups team up for interfaith vigil in Livingston to mourn Palestinian lives (Tap Into Livingston)
- February 15: Over a dozen immigrant youth and allies arrested in the Cannon rotunda while demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and permanent protections for immigrants (United We Dream)
- February 14: Lenten cease-fire campaign includes Ash Wednesday Mass outside White House (Religion News Service)
January
- January 31: New Mexico Archbishop Wester calls Catholics to work for nuclear abolition (National Catholic Reporter)
- January 22: 18 Catholic bishops join letter calling for US to cut military spending (National Catholic Reporter)
- January 17: New Jersey finds allies in fight to shut down its last immigrant detention center (Gothamist)
2023
December
- December 13: Ecumenical Christian service in DC calls for ceasefire in Gaza (National Catholic Reporter)
- December 7: Bishop John Stowe interviewed by “The Francis Effect” podcast
November
- November 17: Protect women: Keep domestic violence gun law (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
- November 10: Five Catholic activists arrested at US Capitol as part of protest for Israel-Hamas cease-fire (National Catholic Reporter)
- November 6: Faith-based groups’ protests for cease-fire in Gaza gain momentum (Word & Way)
- November 3: Outside White House, Catholic protesters urge Biden to support cease-fire in Holy Land (National Catholic Reporter)
- November 2: Catholics say “ceasefire now” at White House pray-in (Sojourners)
- November 2: Catholic groups protest at White House to call for Gaza cease-fire (Religion News Service)
- November 2: Joe Biden is not on the ‘same page’ as Pope Francis on the Israel-Hamas war (Religion News Service)
October
- October 30: Wisdom sustains us on the journey of life (National Catholic Reporter)
- October 23: Sisters join call for peace in the Middle East (Global Sisters Report)
- October 22: Ceasefire Now Resolution urges support for an end to violence in Israel and Occupied Palestine (The Arab American News)
- October 21: Blessed be the peacemakers, unless they raise their voices in Washington (The Nation)
- October 16: Local Appeal Outside Federal Building Shows Support to People of Gaza (Fox40/WICZ TV, New York)
- October 6: Bishop John Stowe: Blessing LGBTQ+ couples “almost signifies God’s approval” (New Ways Ministry)
- October 6: Roundtables hope to spread examples of Catholic teaching on active nonviolence (National Catholic Reporter)
September
- September 29: US lawmakers should learn from faith-based leaders demanding elimination of nuclear weapons (Common Dreams)
- September 19: The Catholics working to revive peacemaking in the Church (U.S. Catholic)
- September 19: Catholic groups join sea of protesters in New York march against fossil fuels (National Catholic Reporter)
- September 10: Nonviolence/peace/care of earth focus of local, global Days of Action (Oshkosh Northwestern)
- September 5: Murphy appeals court ruling allowing last immigrant detention center in NJ to stay open (NorthJersey.com)
- September 2: Rainier Avenue South Billboard Calls Attention to Nuclear Weapons at Puget Sound Submarine Base (South Seattle Emerald)
August
- August 31: Activists urge Biden administration to shut down Elizabeth ICE jail (New Jersey Monitor)
- August 30: Toxic scapegoating doesn’t actually help fix the immigration system (The Boston Pilot; photo credit)
- August 30: U.S. District Judge Robert Kirsch Rules in Favor of CoreCivic and Elizabeth Detention Center, the Last Remaining Detention Center in NJ (TapIntoElizabeth; photo credit)
- August 22: Senator Booker, pick a side: Shut down Elizabeth Detention Center (Common Dreams)
- August 18: Newton Pax Christi chapter prays, works for nuclear weapons ban (Boston Pilot)
- August 10: ‘Oppenheimer’ gives Catholics opportunity to explain injustice of nuclear weapons (Florida Catholic)
- August 7: Remembering the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (The Advertiser-Tribune)
- August 4: 41st Annual World Peace Vigil and Community Dedication to Peace (Patch/Patchogue, NY)
- August 2: Protesters mark Hiroshima anniversary at the Intrepid by demanding nuclear abolition (Pressenza)
- August 1: Local commemoration events of Hiroshima, Nagasaki bombings (Daily Hampshire Gazette)
July
- July 31: ‘Reach every victim’ and ‘leave no one behind’: Sisters combat human trafficking (Global Sisters Report)
- July 25: Care for the border: True investment means a move from militarization to community (NETWORK)
- July 25: 26 orgs call on House to assume its responsibility to end or authorize US military presence in Syria (DAWN, Democracy for the Arab World Now)
- July 24: Pittsburgh bishop meets with LGBTQ Catholics after Pride Mass cancellation (OSV News/The Catholic Spirit)
- July 23: ‘No Guilty Bystander’ celebrates Bishop Gumbleton’s radical legacy (National Catholic Reporter)
- July 19: Biden admin. wants to keep Elizabeth Detention Center open as ICE jail (Documented)
- July 18: 60+ national organizations urge Congress to pursue justice for slain Palestinian-American journalist (DAWN, Democracy for the Arab World Now)
- July 14: Legislation introduced in Congress to abolish federal death penalty (The Tablet, Diocese of Brooklyn)
- July 13: Pax Christi volunteers see Texas-Mexico border reality (Arkansas Catholic)
- July 11: 26 orgs urge support for Syria war powers NDAA amendment (Common Dreams)
- July 7: Veterans’ group responds to Biden’s “cluster bombs for Ukraine” announcement (Yahoo.com)
- July 5: Immigrant advocates plan summer of protests, hoping to close NJ detention center for good (NorthJersey.com, subscriber only access)
- July 1: Biden administration poised to supply Ukraine with banned cluster bombs (Common Dreams)
June
- June 22: No Guilty Bystander: The extraordinary life of Bishop Thomas Gumbleton (Religion News Service)
May
- May 29: Delving deeper: Sisters on their changing relationship with an amazing, loving God (Global Sisters Report)
- May 25: Air show is not the right way to mark Memorial Day (Newsday)
- May 20: Veterans For Peace sails to Jersey City to rally to end wars, protect the environment (Hudson County View)
- May 18: Historic ‘peace boat’ sails into NJ to promote nuclear disarmament, environmental justice (NorthJersey.com)
- May 16: Q&A with Sr. Jeanne Clark (Global Sisters Report)
- May 16: Pax Christi Rhode Island co-hosts interfaith vigil for peace (The Westerly Sun)
- May 12: Kevin McCarthy tried to cancel a discussion on Palestine. Rashida Tlaib had it anyway (The Nation)
- May 6: US Congresswoman Betty McCollum reintroduces bill to restrict aid to Israel (The Palestine Chronicle)
- May 4: Nun from city publishes memoir on her life and advocacy (The Reminder)
- May 2: Review of 1951 defense pact with US tops Marcos-Biden agenda (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
April
- April 25: Are more Catholics embracing nonviolence? Pax Christi panelists say yes (National Catholic Reporter)
- April 21: Editorial: Biden needs to keep promises on humane immigration policies (National Catholic Reporter)
- April 12: ‘Finding Jane in the Box’ recounts sister’s life, vocation, teaching (MassLive)
- April 5: Papal praise for Italian peace caravan in Ukraine (Catholic Culture)
March
- March 24: What do Cantonians want the mayor to focus on? (The Repository, Canton OH)
- March 17: Christian denominations, church-based groups urge Joe Biden to stop military assistance to Israel, pursue peace between Palestinians, Israelis (Christianity Daily)
- March 16: Hope for change endures decades after Vatican II and Detroit’s ’69 synod (National Catholic Reporter)
- March 1: Catholic social teaching focus of conference in Washington (Catholic Star Herald, New Jersey)
February
- Feb. 26: Letter to the editor: Nonviolent solutions needed in Ukraine (Bangor Daily News)
- Feb. 21: Private prison firm sues Governor Murphy in bid to continue housing ICE detainees (New Jersey Monitor)
- Feb. 7 – Bishop Matthew Clark: A pastoral heart, an open mind, a listening ear (New Ways Ministry)
January
- Jan. 30 – Catholics cannot be “innocent bystanders” to racism, social ministry gathering told (National Catholic Reporter)
- Jan. 16 – Veterans for Peace hold MLK Day ceremony (NewsChannel 34, Binghampton NY)
- Jan. 13 – Pax Christi USA, 1972–2022:The Evolving Catholic Peace Movement in the United States (American Catholic Studies, Vol. 133, No. 4, Winter 2022) Contact Pax Christi USA if link is unavailable.
- Jan. 6 – Have faith: World Day of Peace (Connie Berry, Martha’s Vineyard Times)
- Jan. 4 – Obituary: Fr. Raymond Tetrault (Providence Journal)
2022
December 2022
- 12/29 – Archbishop Wester’s pastoral letter boosts nuclear disarmament efforts (Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service, The Catholic Spirit)
- 12/16 – Teaching nonviolent conflict resolution (L’Osservatore Romano)
- 12/13 – New Rome conference on Gospel nonviolence could serve as push for papal encyclical (Terrence Rynne, National Catholic Reporter)
- 12/13 – Africa well-represented in Catholic Nonviolence Initiative on “just peace” in Rome (ACI Africa)
- 12/9 – Bishop Stowe celebrates Pope Francis’ renewal of peacemaking in the Church (National Catholic Reporter)
- 12/9 – Rome meeting focuses on efforts to promote nonviolence (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service, UCA News)
- 12/6 – Baltimore’s John Whitehead cited as Pax Christi [Baltimore-Metro DC] Peacemaker of the Year (Catholic Review, Archdiocese of Baltimore)
- 12/1 – Language about LGBTQ people has moral consequences (Alex Gruber, US Catholic)
November 2022
- 11/28 – Meet the new sisters panel for the sixth year of The Life (Global Sisters Report, National Catholic Reporter)
October 2022
- 10/21 – ‘The Challenge of Peace’ 40 years later (CNS)
- 10/19 – Bishops wrestled with possibility of nuclear annihilation in pastoral letter (The Catholic Review)
- 10/17 – ‘The Challenge of Peace’ 40 Years Later: Durable Principles, Changed World (The Tablet)
- 10/11 – When Pax Christi looks at itself in the mirror (Pressenza)
- 10/9 – Haitian Diaspora, Faith & Human Rights (Haiti Progres)
- 10/1 – Synod revisited: The view from Region 16 (The State Journal-Register [IL])
September 2022
- 9/29 – Catholic sisters, organizations call efforts to suppress voting a ‘sin’ (CNS)
- 9/9 – After U.N. conference, nuclear disarmament advocates look to new strategies (Our Sunday Visitor, Crux Now, CNS)
August 2022
- 8/26 – Pax Christi USA campaign takes critical look at country’s military spending (Crux Now, CNS)
- 8/22 – Maryknoll sister says Pax Christi honor is a call for peace (Global Sisters Report)
- 8/14 – Longtime peace educator Marie Dennis is Pax Christi USA’s Teacher of Peace (Crux Now, CNS, NCR)
- 8/12 – Bishop Stowe Questions Catholics Who Will “Bless Armaments But Not Some Couples” (New Ways Ministry Blog)
- 8/11 – Catholic peace witness at White House interrupted after alleged assault on officer (NCR, CNS)
- 8/11 – Maryknoll Sister Named ‘Ambassador of Peace’ (Catholic New York)
- 8/11 – Deacon Tom Cornell, obituary (Catholic New York)
- 8/8 – Longtime peace educator Marie Dennis is Pax Christi USA’s Teacher of Peace (CNS)
- 8/8 – #FaithWorks: The Moore Report: We’re saints too (Afro News)
- 8/6 – Deacon Tom Cornell, longtime Catholic peacemaker and activist, dies at 88 (CNS, Crux, The Tablet)
- 8/6 – Tom Cornell, Catholic worker and Dorothy Day lieutenant, dies at 88 (Sight Magazine, RNS)
- 8/4 – R.I.P. Tom Cornell, prophet of peace and lifelong friend of the Catholic Worker (America)
- 8/4 – Catholic Worker Tom Cornell Dies at 88 (Democracy Now!)
- 8/3 – Tom Cornell, Catholic Worker stalwart and Christian nonviolence writer, dies (NCR)
- 8/3 – Peace activists rally at UN for nuclear disarmament (Pressenza)
- 8/2 – Bishop Gumbleton reflects on past, future of Pax Christi USA (NCR)
- 8/2 – Pax Christi celebrates 50 years of Catholic witness against the ‘war machine’ (NCR)
July 2022
- 7/30 – Gerry Lee, former head of Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, dies at 72 (Crux, CNS)
- 7/23 – Pax Christi USA has remained persistent in pursuit of peace for 50 years (CNS, Crux)
- 7/21 – What the US needs most right now, what we lack, is community (NCR)
- 7/19 – Celebrating Pax Christi USA: 50 years of building the peaceable kingdom (NCR)
- 7/14 – Irish gay activist and filmmaker honored with Catholic peace award in New York (Irish Central)
- 7/13 – Archbishop embarks on long path to end threat of nuclear war (CatholicPhilly, CNS)
June 2022
- 6/29 – Catholic peace movement Pax Christi recognizes 20 new ‘Ambassadors of Peace’ (NCR)
- 6/25 – March, speakers draw attention to poverty, voting rights, health care needs (CNS, Crux)
- 6/18 – Pax Christi advocates for peace, social justice, building bridges (The Canton OH Repository)
- 6/11 – In Uvalde, a Bishop Makes an Impassioned Plea: Tighten Gun Laws (The New York Times)
- 6/11 – 40 Years Ago: June 14th, 1982 the day for the Civil Disobedience Campaign (Pressenza)
- 6/8 – Could a new eucharistic prayer help reclaim the nonviolent Christ? (National Catholic Reporter)
- 6/6 – Sister of St. Joseph Jane Morrissey named ambassador of peace (The Republican)
May 2022
- 5/11 – PNC and the Bomb (The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- 5/6 – Parish to host national speakers for webinar on nuclear disarmament (The Boston Pilot)
- 5/5 – Georgetown renames chapel for Sr. Thea Bowman to honor a ‘brave, holy woman’ (Global Sisters’ Report)
- 5/4 – Panel brings Sister Thea Bowman’s life and legacy to Georgetown audience (Catholic News Service)
- 5/4 – Panel discussion praises Sister Thea Bowman for ‘challenging us to hunger and thirst for justice’ (The Catholic Standard)
April 2022
- 4/28 – Mary T. Yelenick’s Letter Published Today in “The New York Times” (The New York Times)
- 4/15 – Good Friday 2022: Walking Way of the Cross in Harrisburg (The Harrisburg Patriot-News)
- 4/13 – Face 2 Face with Mary T. Yelenick (Pressenza)
- 4/8 – Outdoor Living Stations of the Cross Sponsored by Mohawk Valley Pax Christi (The Utica NY Phoenix)
March 2022
- 3/25 – Pax Christi selling woodworks to provide school supplies (Arkansas Catholic)
- 3/23 – ‘Good News in Tough Times’ Is Topic at Manhattan Church (Catholic New York)
- 3/19 – ‘War and Children’ program planned Sunday (The Tiffin OH Advertiser-Tribune)
- 3/16 – ‘War spending’ traps us in new Cold War (The Catholic Register)
- 3/8 – Pax Christi USA displays ‘Mama’ icon across from Catholic University of America campus in DC (Black Catholic Messenger)
- 3/7 – In support of Ukraine (The Tiffin OH Advertiser Tribune)
- 3/6 – With Washington’s nuclear targets, Putin’s war feels closer to home (The Seattle Times)
- 3/6 – Pax Christi Upstate, a new religious anti-war group, connects drones, missiles made in CNY to unrest abroad (The Syracuse Post Standard)
- 3/6 – No more war (NCR)
- 3/5 – With rosaries, Catholics join protesters at Washington’s Russian embassy (Crux, CNS)
- 3/4 – I considered myself a pacifist. Then Russia invaded Ukraine, and I had some questions. (America)
- 3/3 – Peace and social justice groups call for diversion of military spending to human needs in the U.S. (WAER, Syracuse)
- 3/2 – Prayer rally announced to support Ukraine (The Tiffin Advertiser-Tribune, Ohio)
- 3/1 – Vigil, March In North Jersey: ‘Melt The ICE,’ Activists Say (Patch.com, NJ)
- 3/1 – If Just War theory is inadequate, let’s think Just Peace (Arkansas Catholic)
February 2022
- 2/24 – U.S. church offers prayers, solidarity after Russia attacks Ukraine (The Chicago Catholic, The Boston Pilot, CNS)
- 2/24 – In a violent world, some find Gospel nonviolence a worthy alternative (CNS)
- 2/3 – 100 organizations tell Biden: stop escalating Ukraine crisis (The Nation)
January 2022
- 1/27 – Pax Christi chapter active in Brookings (The Brookings Register, South Dakota)
- 1/12 – Pastoral letter invites dialogue toward nuclear disarmament (Catholic.Philly)
- 1/11 – Santa Fe’s Archbishop Wester urges nuclear disarmament in new pastoral letter (NCR, CNS)
- 1/10 – Tiffin group protests U.S. detention camp (The Tiffin Advertiser-Tribune, Ohio)
- 1/4 – Advocates urge action on reducing nuclear arsenals (The Catholic Courier, CNS)
2021
December 2021
- 12/25 – Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace elect new leadership (The Catholic Sentinel, Oregon)
- 12/11 – Statements from past address today’s issues on U.N. Human Rights Day (CNS, The Catholic Record)
- 12/11 – Reed and Whitehouse protested against for extreme military budget (Uprise RI)
- 12/10 – Organization calls attention to untold number of ‘missing’ migrants (Crux, CNS, NCR)
- 12/8 – This Advent, share the hope, share the joy (The Hawaii Catholic Herald)
November 2021
- 11/29 – Church not as committed to economic pastoral 35 years later, say panelists (CNS, The CatholicPhilly.com, The Catholic Sentinel)
- 11/23 – After Kyle Rittenhouse verdict, faith leaders call for healing (America, CNS)
- 11/19 – Activists urge Congress to pass Philippines Human Rights Act (CNS)
- 11/17 – A fragile truce in Catholic bishops’ war over Biden (The Washington Post)
- 11/16 – Catholic groups criticize Archbishop Gomez for speech on ‘woke’ movements (CNS)
- 11/15 – Do We Need Faith as the World Feels Like It’s Ending? (The Nation)
- 11/12 – Thousands call for Gomez to apologize after calling protests ‘pseudo-religions’ (NCR)
- 11/12 – As Catholic bishops gather, so do protesters on right and left (The Washington Post)
- 11/12 – Last 15 ICE detainees removed from Bergen County Jail (northjersey.com)
- 11/4 – 100+ Peace, Green Groups Back Barbara Lee’s Resolution to Cut Pentagon’s Climate Impact (Common Dreams)
- 11/3 – Remembering Sister Megan Rice: the ‘Joan of Arc’ of the anti-nuclear movement (America)
October 2021
- 10/28 – Hypersonic weapons open way to new arms race, Catholic observers say (NCR)
- 10/25 – Mothers of disappeared migrants plead in U.S. for help finding loved ones (NCR)
- 10/25 – Central American Mothers Caravan hits Villanova, demands support in finding lost love ones (AL DÍA)
- 10/25 – Advocates Plan Demonstration For Release Of Bergen ICE Detainees (Patch)
- 10/22 – Mothers of disappeared migrants plead in U.S. for help finding loved ones (The Catholic Sun, CNS)
- 10/21 – Sr. Megan’s passion (The Catholic Register)
- 10/21 – Pax Christi LI Peace Pole Project honors Agnes Kelly (The Amityville Record)
- 10/20 – Central American Mothers Travel to U.S. to Demand Action on Missing Children (Democracy Now)
- 10/19 – “No nos hagan invisibles,” piden en EE.UU madres de migrantes desaparecidos (La Tribuna)
- 10/19 – “No nos hagan invisibles”, pide en Washington caravana de madres de migrantes desaparecidos (Latin US)
- 10/19 – State and regional news (The Dothan Eagle)
- 10/19 – Francis has shifted teaching on just war theory, say military instructors (NCR)
- 10/14 – Central American women want answers about missing loved ones (KRIS TV, Corpus Christi, TX)
September 2021
- 9/23 – Anti-ICE activists hold vigil outside Menendez’s Jersey City office calling for release of detainees (The Hudson County View)
- 9/16 – Religious leaders call for release of David Gilbert from New York prison (NCR)
- 9/11 – Catholic leaders remember first responders, those who died on 9/11 (CNS)
- 9/10 – Biden Nuclear Posture Review Must Examine Ballistic Missile Defense (CounterPunch)
- 9/9 – What was, what might have been, what could be: War money spent elsewhere (CNS, The Hawaii Catholic Herald)
- 9/2 – Biden on ending U.S. presence in Afghanistan: ‘It was time to end this war’ (CNS)
- 9/2 – Peaceful and proud! Patchogue presented International City of Peace designation (The Long Island Advance)
- 9/1 – As U.S. Presence in Afghanistan Ends, Catholics Call to Welcome Refugees (CNS)
August 2021
- 8/29 – Words of Warning: Many Opposed the Afghanistan Invasion in 2001 (History News Network)
- 8/26 – Q&A with Pax Christi USA Teacher of Peace Kathy Kelly on Afghanistan, U.S. withdrawal and what’s next (NCR)
- 8/14 – There can be nothing more violent than a bomb (The Tiffin Advertiser Tribune)
- 8/5 – Father Bryan Massingale: Genuine peace, goal of Pax Christi, impossible without profound, far-reaching cultural evolution (CNS)
- 8/5 – Hudson must end contract to hold ICE detainees (The Jersey Journal)
- 8/3 – Rep. Omar Introduces Guaranteed Income Bill and GDP Alternative Legislation (East County Today, CA)
July 2021
- 7/21 – PRO Act drive revs up as faith groups back legislation (People’s World)
June 2021
- 6/30 – Fr. Bryan Massingale named 2021 Pax Christi USA Teacher of Peace (The Black Catholic Messenger)
- 6/16 – Fr. Bryan Massingale, Dr. M. Shawn Copeland among Black nominees for Pax Christi’s annual peacemaker award (The Black Catholic Messenger)
- 6/4 – Faith groups press Biden to evacuate US-affiliated Afghans alongside troops (RNS)
- 6/4 – Torture is always intrinsically evil and can never be justified (CNS)
May 2021
- 5/28 – US organizations to hold march in Washington DC protesting of Israel’s settler-colonialism (WAFA – Palestinian News Agency)
- 5/21 – Groups urge Congress to use Afghanistan withdrawal to cut defense budget (The Hill)
- 5/14 – Catholics join scientists in asking Biden to seek nuclear disarmament (CNS, Reuters, CatholicPhilly, The Catholic Universe)
- 5/6 – I never met Daniel Berrigan. But he showed me as a young Catholic a different way to live out my faith. (America)
- 5/4 – Progressive groups urge Reed to add funding for countries through IMF (WPRI)
April 2021
- 4/23 – Pax Christi USA statement on the Derek Chauvin trial (Catholic Outlook)
- 4/22 – US bishops call for ‘healing’ after Chauvin verdicts (The Tablet UK)
- 4/21 – Faith leaders praise Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdicts, acknowledge work ahead (The Washington Post)
- 4/20 – Catholic Church leaders react to Derek Chauvin verdict in killing of George Floyd (America)
- 4/20 – Faith leaders praise Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdicts, acknowledge work ahead (RNS)
- 4/19 – Annual Pilgrimage for Peace draws more than 100 – (features work of PC Little Rock – Arkansas Catholic)
- 4/13 – Stand with Haiti: A call for solidarity (features work of PC Northern California – CounterPunch)
- 4/13 – Catholic Diocese to host discussion on racial justice (WTVQ-News, Lexington, KY)
- 4/6 – Letter calls for Biden’s immediate action (Stars and Stripes)
- 4/6 – Victims of violence to be honored during peace walk (features work of PC Little Rock – Arkansas Catholic)
- 4/6 – Senate hears bill to end Rhode Island’s investments in weapons of war (features work of PC Rhode Island – Uprise RI)
March 2021
- 3/18 – We need more than ‘thoughts and prayers’; we need gun background checks (NCR)
- 3/18 – Catholic leaders condemn Atlanta shooting and the rising violence against Asian-Americans (America)
- 3/12 – Pax Christi panel highlights role of US intervention in creating Central American crises (NCR)
- 3/10 – Rep. Hank Johnson re-introduces bipartisan bill to restrict military-grade weapons from police agencies (On Common Ground News)
- 3/1 – Catholic organizations urge Biden to return US to the Iran nuclear deal (The Catholic Universe) [UK]
February 2021
- 2/28 – Sister Dianna needs to be honored here (Owensboro [KY] Messenger-Inquirer)
- 2/26 – Sister Ortiz survived torture, became voice for victims (The Tablet)
- 2/26 – Sr. Ortiz: Torture victim to peacemaker (CNS, The Catholic Register, et al)
- 2/26 – Catholic organizations urge Biden to return U.S. to Iran nuclear deal (CNS)
- 2/25 – Ursuline Sister of Mount St. Joseph Dianna Ortiz, a human rights advocate, died Feb. 19 (The Record)
- 2/25 – Ursuline Sister Dianna Ortiz (Catholic New York)
- 2/23 – Obituary: Sister Dianna Ortiz, OSU (The Catholic Telegraph)
- 2/21 – Sister Dianna Ortiz—US Nun Who Survived Guatemala Torture and Became Human Rights Champion—Dies at 62 (Common Dreams)
- 2/20 – Dianna Ortiz, American nun tortured in Guatemala, dies at 62 (The New York Times)
- 2/20 – Sr. Dianna Ortiz, kidnapping survivor and advocate for torture victims, dies at 62 (Global Sisters Report, NCR)
- 2/20 – Human rights advocate Sister Dianna Ortiz dies after brief illness (CNS)
- 2/19 – Dianna Ortiz, nun who told of brutal abduction by Guatemalan military, dies at 62 (The Washington Post)
- 2/18 – Catholic women pursue pro-life values at the border (NCR)
- 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, NCR)
- 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 – Bishops, leaders reflect on U.S. Capitol assault, pray for peace (CNS, Angelus 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)
2020
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)