Pope Francis denounces culture of international plunder

“A voice of one crying out in the desert…” (Luke 3:4) “Hands off the Democratic Republic of the Congo! Hands off Africa! Stop choking Africa. It is not a mine to be stripped or a terrain to be plundered. May Africa be the protagonist of its own destiny.”  Almost as soon as Pope Francis arrived … Continue reading Pope Francis denounces culture of international plunder

Pax Christi webinar this Thursday with our partners in Latin America: “Extractivism & Resistance in Latin America in a (Post-) Pandemic World”

Pax Christi USA encourages our members, partners and friends to sign up for a webinar in celebration of a new Pax Christi International publication Between Covid-19 and Extractivist Policies: Impacts, Challenges, and Alternatives to resisting communities in Latin America and the Caribbean. Distinguished speakers will share ways communities affected by resource extraction have responded with resilience … Continue reading Pax Christi webinar this Thursday with our partners in Latin America: “Extractivism & Resistance in Latin America in a (Post-) Pandemic World”