In his address at the Catholic Institute for Nonviolence in Rome, Rev. John Dear invites the Church to become apostles, missionaries and prophets of Gospel nonviolence, starting with the Sermon on the Mount, and to embrace Pope Leo's call for an "unarmed and disarming peace."
This September, the Catholic Institute for Nonviolence invites faith leaders, educators, activists, community organizers, and students to Rome and Assisi for Gospel Nonviolence in Action, a ten-day international training exploring the power and practice of courageous active nonviolence rooted in the Gospel.
This September, the Catholic Institute for Nonviolence and Pax Christi International will convene scholars, Church leaders, and nonviolence practitioners in Rome for the inaugural conference Unarmed and Disarming Peace: The Church's Emerging Paradigm Shift to Gospel Nonviolence.
L’Osservatore Romano has published an opinion piece by Ken Butigan, Co-Director of Pax Christi International’s Catholic Nonviolence Initiative, reflecting on Pope Leo XIV’s recent encyclical.
