Our statement in support of the Vatican Synod on the Amazon

Brussels – On 6-27 of October 2019, the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazonian Region will be held at the Vatican, following its announcement by Pope Francis in 2017. The meeting comes at a very timely moment as the situation of indigenous communities and environmental degradation in the Amazon region is

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During Annual General Meeting, Pax Christi International elects new co-presidents

*** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *** Click here to read in French. Click here to read in Spanish. 1/7/19, Brussels – At the Annual General Meeting of Pax Christi International 26-27 June, Pax Christi sections elected two new co-presidents: Sr. Teresia Wamuyu Wachira of Kenya and Bishop Marc Stenger of France. Sr. Wachira and Msgr. Stenger

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European Lawyers in Lesvos receives the 2019 Peace Prize

*** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *** To read a version of this release in French, click here. To read a version of this release in Spanish, click here. Pax Christi International is pleased to announce that the European Lawyers in Lesvos (ELIL), based in Greece, is the recipient of the 2019 Pax Christi International Peace Prize. The award ceremony

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