A Catholic migrant shelter in El Paso has defended its decades-long track record of serving migrants and called an attempt by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to shut down its ability to operate in the state “illegal, immoral and anti-faith.”
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Letter Signed By 18 Bishops Urges US to Redirect Military Spending to Fund Human Needs
At least 18 Catholic bishops have signed on to a call by PAX Christi USA for the U.S. government to redirect military spending to fund human need.
Bishops Urged to Back Campaign to Shift Defense Spending to Social Programs
A campaign to encourage Congress to redirect military spending toward helping the nation’s poor and marginalized has gotten support from 17 American bishops, a number those leading the campaign hope to see continue to grow.
Women Religious to Biden Administration: Call for a Ceasefire in Israel-Hamas War
WASHINGTON — Several congregations of women religious and some Catholic organizations are urging the Biden administration “to be an agent for peace and call for a humanitarian ceasefire” in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. In an Oct. 20 statement, the group condemned actions of both sides, from the deadly Oct. 7 attacks of and hostage taking […]
Deacon Tom Cornell, Longtime Catholic Peacemaker and Activist, Dies at 88
Deacon Tom Cornell, a co-founder of Pax Christi USA as well as the Catholic Peace Fellowship and a decadeslong associate of Catholic Worker co-founder Dorothy Day, died Aug. 1 at his home near New York City. He was 88.
Pax Christi USA Has Remained Persistent in Pursuit of Peace for 50 Years
Fifty years ago as the Vietnam War raged and the nuclear arms race remained in high gear, visions of a U.S. Catholic peace movement were taking shape, looking to help the Catholic Church become a peace church.
Sister Ortiz Survived Torture; Became Voice for Victims
Sister Dianna Ortiz struggled daily with memories of torture and rape at the hands of Guatemala security forces in 1989, but she would not let that define her life.