Peace Pair Olga Sarabia and Cindy Emenalo The application for the 2026 Peace Pairs cohort is here! If you are a young adult in your 20s or 30s and would like to be part of Peace Pairs in the coming year, please complete this form by December 30. We will begin meeting in February 2026. For questions, contact Camila Perez, 

By Kathy KellyPax Christi USA 1998 Teacher of Peace While Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza continues, the Israeli government  paves the way for a ‘Gazafication’ of the West Bank. A version of this article appears in The Progressive Magazine. Israel and its partners continue waging genocide against Palestinian people. Those who, so far, have survived the hideous attacks since October 7, 2023, now face ongoing jeopardy.

NOTE: Throughout the Advent season, we’ll post a reflection on the readings for the upcoming Sunday and for feast days just a few days before so individuals and groups can reflect in anticipation or incorporate it into their meetings, homilies, etc. The reflection will be available on our homepage through the weekend and then archived on our Advent 2025 webpage.

NOTE: Throughout the Advent season, we’ll post a reflection on the readings for the upcoming Sunday in Advent just a few days before so individuals and groups can reflect in anticipation or incorporate it into their meetings, homilies, etc. The reflection will be available on our homepage through the weekend and then archived on our Advent 2025 webpage. The reflection below is written by Cameron Bellm for this year’s Advent reflection booklet, "Entering the night of peace." The booklet is still available for purchase 

By Johnny Zokovitch As I write, Admiral Frank M. Bailey is testifying to a Congressional committee regarding a US military strike on a “drug boat” in the Caribbean this past summer. At issue, in particular, is whether a second strike aimed at killing two survivors of the initial bombing was illegal and a war crime, and exactly who was responsible for the order to kill survivors.

Use this link to download the program for the December 18 PAX Mass. (Available the day of Mass.) Use this link to watch the recording on YouTube. (Available the day after Mass.) Our celebrant for this PAX Mass is Fr. Bob Longobucco, the pastor of St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish in Schenactady, NY. Use this link to register on Zoom.

St. Susanna Church in Dedham, MA is an active Pax Christi parish. For this year’s outdoor Nativity scene, the figurines of the Holy Family are not displayed — instead, the parish placed…

By Scott WrightPax Christi USA Ambassador of PeaceIgnatian Volunteer Corps They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation shall not raise sword against nation, nor shall they train for war anymore. Isaiah 2:1-5 In November, I participated in a Pax Christi International delegation to the Holy Land, to visit partners and to be present at the conference initiating the release of the Kairos Palestine document to the churches entitled…

By Marie DennisPax Christi USA 2022 Teacher of PeaceDirector of Pax Christi International's Catholic Institute for Nonviolence Marie is currently on a delegation to El Salvador with the Leadership Conference of Women Religious and the SHARE Foundation in commemoration of the 45th anniversary of the deaths of the four US churchwomen. On December 2, 1980, only nine months after the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero, a horrific event occurred that brought the violence in El Salvador very close to home for many North American people of faith and forged a relationship of solidarity that has endured for 45 years.

NOTE: Throughout the Advent season, we’ll post a reflection on the readings for the upcoming Sunday in Advent just a few days before so individuals and groups can reflect in anticipation or incorporate it into their meetings, homilies, etc. The reflection will be available on our homepage through the weekend and then archived on our Advent 2025 webpage. The reflection below is written by Flora x.

Today, Saturday, Nov. 29, is the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. The date commemorates the day in 1947 when the United Nations adopted Resolution 181 on the partition of Palestine. In mid-November, Kairos Palestine released its new document, Kairos II: A Moment of Truth in a Time of Genocide. This document builds on the call to the international church of the first Kairos document from 2009, …

By Johnny Zokovitch In St. Louis, where I live, 300 people have been picked up by ICE since August. Just this past week, two people were arrested by ICE agents and sent to a detention center in St. Genevieve, over an hour away from their homes and families. The church where I work is offering material and moral support to more than 30 immigrant families who are afraid to attend church, shop for groceries, send their children to school or sports, go to work, or venture out from their homes for nearly any reason lest they too be grabbed off the street, detained, and deported.

By Sr. Annie Killian, OPPax Christi USA National CouncilPax Christi Young Adult CaucusNonviolence working group The Gandhian principle of nonviolence, satyagraha, literally means "clinging to truth." Truth is the sine qua non in the quest for justice, peace, and liberation. As peacemakers, we proclaim the truth that all people are endowed with inalienable dignity and the right to life, which extends not only to human beings but to Earth and our fellow creatures.

On Saturday, Nov. 22, Pax Christi USA received the sad news that Sr. Dr. Jamie Phelps, OP, had passed away at age 84 at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian, Michigan. Sister Jamie T. Phelps, OP, theologian, advocate for social and racial justice, and Black Catholic Studies pioneer, dies at 84

By Johnny Zokovitch How fitting in these days of “No Kings” protests that this Sunday we celebrate a feast that, despite the name, provides us the analysis that both underpins the slogan and indicts the current administration as being utterly irreconcilable with the example of Jesus. On the Solemnity of Christ the King, the first reading from 2 Samuel and the gospel reading from…

All members of the Pax Christi USA community are invited to join us for the Pax Christi USA Community weekly Advent prayer service, Mondays, 8:30-9pm ET, on Dec. 1, 8, 15, and 22. Join with members of the Pax Christi USA family from around the nation for a short evening prayer service with readings, reflections, the lighting of the Advent candles, and more.  

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By Johnny Zokovitch At the Pax Christi International 80th gathering in Florence, Italy last week, Bishop Mark Seitz and the Diocese of El Paso were recognized as the recipients of the 2025 Pax Christi International Peace Award, with Annunciation House, Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, and Hope Border Institute receiving special recognition for their work on the US-Mexico border.

A homecoming – a reunion – a celebration – a meeting of hearts and minds: These are just a few words to describe the incredible experience of participating in the Pax Christi International 80th anniversary convening in Firenze (Florence), Italy, as Pax Christi leaders from around the world celebrated 80 years of being a consistent presence for reconciliation and nonviolence amidst the various and ongoing violent conflicts around the world.

Pax Christi Metro DC-Baltimore member John Holden and Pax Christi USA national council member Frank Panopoulos Earlier this week, as the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) met in Baltimore, Pax Christi members joined other Catholics and allies outside the meeting space to demand that Church leaders break their silence on what leading human rights experts have identified as genocide in Gaza.

By Kathy KellyPax Christi USA 1998 Teacher of Peace The most urgent task, to end genocide, requires truthful coverage about Israel’s war crimes. On Saturday, November 8, 2025, Dan Perry wrote in The Jerusalem Post about Israel's projected lifting of the media blockade on Gaza. Perry laments that Israeli censorship has left all reporting of the atrocity in the hands of Palestinians, who refuse to be silent.

On Saturday, December 13, 5-7:00 PM Eastern, Pax Christi USA’s Young Adult Caucus (PCYAC) will hold its annual Advent retreat. Our theme for this year will be "Entering the Night of Peace," from the 2025 Advent Reflection Booklet. We are grateful to have the authors of this year's Advent reflection booklet with us as retreat speakers, Cameron Bellm and Flora x.

By Johnny Zokovitch This week I have been in Florence, Italy as part of Pax Christi International’s 80th anniversary world gathering, Building Bridges for Tomorrow. This is the third world gathering that I have taken part in, and at each, I come away with a deeper appreciation for how we who do our work in the United States have such dedicated and courageous friends and colleagues around the world witnessing – often at great personal cost – to the power of nonviolence.  

The print version of this year's edition of Pax Christi USA's Advent reflection booklet is now available! The hard copy version is $5.00 (with further discounts of 10 percent on orders of 10-99 or 30 percent for 100+). Find it here in the Pax Christi USA Store. The electronic version will be available for sale the week of November 17.