23 December 2022

Pax Christi International and Synodality

International
Format: Texts & Image, Website
Type: Communication, Synod Events
Organisation: Organisation / Association /Movement

Catholic Church leaders and local change makers from nearly 30 countries gathered in Rome, Italy, 5-7 December 2022, to reflect on Pope Francis’ relentless work for nonviolent change throughout his 10-year papacy; to share their own experience of nonviolent change in the face of acute violence and injustice; and to explore next steps in advancing the spirituality, way of life, strategies, and universal ethic of nonviolence in the Church and the world.

Sr. Nathalie Becquart, undersecretary of the Synod of Bishops, contributed with a rich conversation about synodality as an expression of nonviolence, a theme to which the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative synod submission contributed.

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