Pax Christi International’s Catholic Nonviolence Initiative invited members and friends to share their thoughts and concerns for the Synod process during a series of 10 virtual listening sessions held between March and June 2022. Sessions were held with about 200 participants registered from 26 countries: Canada, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, UK, Ireland,
In October 2021, Pope Francis initiated the Synod on Synodality, an extraordinary two-year listening process. Pax Christi International will send a strong message to the Synod that the Church we envision promotes nonviolence and just peace in every way. Take a few minutes to watch this video message from Marie Dennis, program chair of the
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
