Statements

Below is a sampling of key statements from Pax Christi USA. Click here for a fuller list of all posts tagged as statements.

Latest statements…

• February 14, 2023 – Statement following shooting at Michigan State University

• 11/21/22 – Media statement on the shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs
• 5/18/22 – Statement on white nationalism and the mass shooting in Buffalo
• 2/24/22 – Statement in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
• 1/6/22 – Media statement on the anniversary of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol
• 11/9/21 – “Blessed is the one who stays awake” – Our response to criticism of today’s movements for social justice
• 9/24/21 – On the UN International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, Sept. 25th
• 9/10/21 – On the twentieth anniversary of 9/11
• 1/21/21 – On the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons entering into force

Racial justice

• 5/18/22 – Statement on white nationalism and the mass shooting in Buffalo
• 11/19/21 – Media statement: This acquittal highlights white privilege, this culture of violence, and our addiction to guns
• 11/9/21 – “Blessed is the one who stays awake” – Our response to criticism of today’s movements for social justice
• 4/23/21 – Justice requires more: A Pax Christi USA statement following the verdict in the Chauvin trial
• 4/20/21 – Media statement on the verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd
• 3/17/21 – On the mass shooting in Atlanta
• 7/12/20 – White fragility cannot block the conversations we need to have on race in the Church
• 6/1/20 – Media statement: Focus on justice for George Floyd, not judging protesters
• 5/27/20 – Statement on the death of George Floyd and the racism that seeds terror, disfigures our humanity
• 6/27/18 – Response to the Supreme Court upholding the Muslim ban
• 4/12/18 – Housing discrimination persists leaving people of color “no room at the inn”
• 8/14/17 – On Charlottesville: Silence is the softer voice of racism
• 7/11/16 – On Racial Violence in the U.S.
• 6/23/15 – On the massacre in Charleston, S.C.
• 11/25/14 – Following the grand jury decision in the Michael Brown shooting
• 8/15/14 – On the killing of Michael Brown by police in Ferguson, MO
• 7/23/13 – On the U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding the Voting Rights Act
• 9/1/05 – On the response to Hurricane Katrina
• For a comprehensive list of resources in support of Black Lives Matter, click here.

Immigration

• 6/18/20 – Statement on the Supreme Court decision to block Trump’s attempt to dismantle DACA
• 2/15/19 – The real national emergency is the continued hatred and scapegoating of migrants
• 6/15/18 – Not in our name: Pax Christi USA deeply disturbed by vile treatment of immigrant
• 4/10/18 – Jesus said to welcome the stranger, not militarize the border
• 11/22/17 – Trump ends Temporary Protected Status for Haitian immigrants, consistently rejects Communities of Color
• 9/7/17 – Disassembling DACA a blatant disregard of human & civil rights
• 12/1/10 – On immigration reform

COVID-19 pandemic

• 5/29/20 – A National Day of Mourning and Lament
• 5/17/20 – A pledge to protect others
• 3/27/20 – Letter calling on U.S. President to lift sanctions during COVID-19 pandemic
• For a complete list of articles, including various statements and letters we signed onto in support of numerous actions addressing the pandemic, click here. More resources on the pandemic can be found here.

Human rights

• 11/21/22 – Media statement on the shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs
• 6/15/20 – Pax Christi USA welcomes Supreme Court decision barring discrimination against LGBTQ workers
• 6/6/18 – We join Pax Christi International in denouncing anti-Semitism
• 2/1/06 – On torture
• 1/1/00 – On the death penalty

Iran

• 1/8/20 – Faith statement on escalating violence with Iran
• 1/3/20 – Media statement on the US assassination of Iran’s General Soleimani
• 6/25/19 – The threat of war with Iran
• 5/9/18 – Backing out of the Iran Deal is another blow to U.S. credibility

Gun violence

• 2/14/23 – Statement following shooting at Michigan State University
• 11/21/22 – Media statement on the shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs
• 5/18/22 – Statement on white nationalism and the mass shooting in Buffalo
• 11/19/21 – Media statement: This acquittal highlights white privilege, this culture of violence, and our addiction to guns
• 3/17/21 – On the mass shooting in Atlanta
• 8/5/19 – Mass shooting tragedies are the expected consequences of hatred and violence
• 10/30/18 – In solidarity with the people of Pittsburgh
• 3/15/18 – Students who walked out to end gun violence: we are with you
• 11/6/17 – The mass shootings continue. Where is the gun control?
• 10/5/17 – Pax Christi USA responds to the Las Vegas tragedy
• 6/12/16 – On the Orlando tragedy
• 10/2/15 – On the shooting massacre at Umpqua Community College, Oregon
• 6/23/15 – On the massacre in Charleston, S.C.
• 12/19/12 – On the events at Sandy Hook in Newtown, CT

Nuclear disarmament

• 1/22/21 – Catholic Leaders’ statement on the TPNW becoming international law, from Pax Christi International
• 1/21/21 – On the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons entering into force
• 8/6/20 – Interfaith statement on the 75th anniversaries of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
• 2/5/19 – Pax Christi USA denounces U.S. and Russian withdrawal from nuclear weapons treaty
• 3/1/11 – On Nuclear De-Alerting
• 5/1/08 – On the 25th anniversary of The Challenge of Peace
• 6/1/98 – On the morality of nuclear deterrence

U.S. politics

• 1/6/22 – Media statement on the anniversary of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol
• 1/6/21 – Media statement on the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol
• 11/8/20 – A post-election statement
• 9/16/20 – Statement of Principles for the 2020 Elections
• 7/1/04 – The Catholic Vote and Catholic Values: Called to Embrace All of Life

Sexual abuse in the Catholic Church

• 8/21/18 – Can a Church betrayed become a Church redeemed?

Climate crisis

• 6/1/17 – On the United States withdrawal from the Paris Agreement
• 5/1/07 – On global climate change

Palestine and Israel

• 7/23/14 – Statement on the violence in the Middle East

Drones

• 12/3/12 – On drones

Other statements

• 2/24/22 – Statement in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
• 3/3/21 – On Pope Francis’s visit to Iraq, from Pax Christi International
• 10/6/20 – Fratelli Tutti: A foundation for advancing nonviolence in a violent world, from Pax Christi International
• 6/10/20 – Catholic protester was standing up for the values he believes in
• 9/11/11 – Statement on the Tenth Anniversary of 9-11
• 5/4/11 – Statement on the death of Osama bin Laden
• 12/09 – Called to be peacemakers: The People’s Peace Initiative
• 3/1/09 – “It is time to end the trail of resentment and hatred,” statement on the war in Afghanistan
• 9/26/01 – On the aftermath of September 11th
• 9/12/01 – On September 11th
• 1/1/00 – On the Federal Budget: Bread not Stones