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Tell Congress: Abolish Nuclear Weapons on H. Res. 77 –

We need your help! Introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on January 31 by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), H. Res. 77 calls on the United States to embrace the goals and provisions of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) and to take concrete steps to prevent nuclear war—a threat that is greater today than it’s been since the Cuban Missile Crisis.

With preventnuclearwar.org we support this resolution and the work that preventnuclearwar.org does. You will find resources for this action to support this resolution, nonproliferation and peace.

Learn more on the our website.

Protesting Lockheed Martin

On February 14, several members of Pax Christi Metro New York joined other groups in protest outside the Lockheed Martin offices, 420 Lexington Avenue, NYC. At issue was Lockheed Martin’s massive contribution to the production of war materials.

Lecture: Peacebuilding as Cornerstone of Pope Francis’ Vision for the Church

Please join us at Wallace Hall, St Ignatius Parish, Feb 27th from 7-9 pm for PCUSA Bishop-President John Stowe’s lecture entitled Peacebuilding as Cornerstone of Pope Francis Vision for the Church.

Nominate a Peacemaker for our Annual Award Ceremony

Nominate a Peacemaker for our Annual Award Ceremony. An alternative to violence – a bridge to justice, a regional section of the international Catholic peace movement, Pax Christi Metro New York. Send a paragraph for each nomonee to the PCMNY office by January 13th, 2023. Use the form on our website.

Fall Assembly Saturday, October 22nd

PCMNY is returning to an in-person Fall Assembly Saturday, October 22nd, at Manhattan College.

The keynote speaker will be renowned Maria Stephan, co-author of Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict (Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare).

Please save the date and stay tuned for further details.

Hiroshima/Nagasaki Memorial Prayer and Public Witness 2022

Pax Christi Metro New York invites you to join in Prayer and Public Witness on the occasion of the 77th Anniversary of the Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

When:
August 7th, 2022 @ 3:00 PM

Where:
Fr. Demo Square; bounded by Sixth Avenue, Bleecker and Carmine Streets, Manhattan

The 77th Anniversary of the Bombings Of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

On August 7th, we remember in sorrow the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima (August 6th) and Nagasaki (August 9th) and we mourn the loss of life and destruction of these cities. Not only did 210,000 people die as a result of the bombing, 90% of whom were civilians, but thousands more have continued to suffer for the rest of their lives.

Conference on Social Justice, April 2

On April 2, 2022 the Church of St. Francis of Assisi Church and Pax Christi Metro New York, along with SOMOS Community Care and Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of New York, will be hosting a symposium on Catholic Social Teaching – a fundamental value of the Catholic tradition. The symposium, entitled “Good News in Tough Times: Following Jesus in a Wounded Church and Divided Nation,” will be conducted in English and in Spanish. The morning will feature two keynote speakers: John Carr of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. and Bishop Octavio Cisneros, emeritus auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn in New York City.

Interconnected Challenges to Peace: Militarism and the Climate Crisis

Please join PCMNY at our upcoming Fall Assembly, Interconnected Challenges to Peace: Militarism and the Climate Crisis with John Amidon, Founder of the Kateri Tekakwitha Peace Conference. This year’s Assembly is on Saturday, October 23rd from 10:00 AM to 12:00PM.

An Invitation to Join the 40-Day Fast for Christian Nonviolence

As many of you know, each year Pax Christi Metro New York joins with others around the country to fast for Christian nonviolence. The fast is a response to and a prayerful protest against the culture of violence that plagues our society whether in our media, entertainment, language, or actions against individuals and nations. It is also a commitment to peacemaking in our everyday lives.