80 years for Peace
Founded in 1945, Pax Christi International has been a beacon of hope and a vehicle for peace for eight decades. As a Catholic peace movement, our mission has been to transform conflicts and foster peace, human rights, and justice globally. The 80th anniversary offers a profound opportunity to commemorate our achievements, reflect on lessons learned, and strategize future actions towards global peace and reconciliation.
Our key priorities for this year are:
🔹 Commemorating Pax Christi International’s rich history
🔹 Reaffirming our commitments to peace and justice, emphasising nonviolence as a core principle, fostering human security, supporting conflict transformation, and emphasising the need for human rights and climate justice
🔹 Engaging and expanding our community, with a specific attention to the youth
Anniversary-related events
All Pax Christi International and member events related to this important celebration will be listed below.
🔹 13 March: Launch in Brussels
🔹 10-11 May: 80 years since the end of the war by pax christi Germany | Full report here
🔹 7 June: Pax Christi England and Wales: AGM and 80th anniversary celebration | Read the report on Independent Catholic News (ICN)
🔹 24 June: 80 Years of Memory and Action – A webinar marking 80 years since the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
🔹 18-20 July: Pilgrimage in Lourdes organised by Pax Christi France
🔹 6 and 9 August: Pax Jubilee 2025 Declaration for a Peaceful Asia-Pacific Region Without Nuclear Weapons, jointly prepared by Pax Romana, the Pax Christi Movement (guided by Pax Christi Korea), and the International Young Theologians Collective (IYTC). The declaration will be solemnly presented during memorial Masses in Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August 2025, respectively. Read more here.
🔸 5-9 November: Pax Christi International’s Gathering in Florence
Read more about our 80 years working for peace
All articles published in honour of the movement’s 80th Anniversary will be added below.
🔹 Défendre la Paix et la Justice: la mission de Pax Christi depuis 80 ans in Pax Christi France’s Journal de la Paix (p.29, in French) – EN/ES
🔹 Un Seme, un Segno, un Sogno: Pax Christi International festeggia i suoi ottanta anni di vita in Pax Christi Italia’s Mosaico di Pace (in Italian)
🔹 Pax Christi head marks 80 years of the international Catholic peace movement in UK visit (via Pax Christi England & Wales)
🔹 80 years of Pax Christi: the enduring struggle for peace by Marti Waals in Tertio (Translation by Fr. Paul Lansu)
🔹 80 jaar Pax Christi International: de blijvende strijd voor vrede (80 Years of Pax Christi International: The Enduring Struggle for Peace) published by Pax Christi Vlaanderen
🔹 July/August edition of Pax Christi England and Wales Justpeace newsletter
Acredito que o ernesto.me seja uma excelente solução para apoiar iniciativas como a Pax Christi, especialmente na celebração dos seus 80 anos dedicados à paz. A sua plataforma permite uma gestão eficiente de doações e de eventos, facilitando a participação de toda a comunidade na promoção de uma sociedade mais pacífica. Recomendo vivamente o ernesto.me a todos que desejam contribuir de forma segura e organizada para causas nobres como esta. Parabéns pelo trabalho inspirador da Pax Christi e pela inovação que o ernesto.me traz para apoiar ações de impacto social!