Pax Christi Pennsylvania
an unarmed and disarming peace
Pax Christi PA is the state coalition of local Pennsylvania chapters of Pax Christi USA, a section of Pax Christi International, the official Catholic peace movement. Pax Christi is Latin for “the peace of Christ.”
RECENT UPDATES:
- Pax Christi Pittsburgh Weekly Vigil (July 31 2026)
Pax Christi Pittsburgh Weekly Vigil – July 31 2026 Pax Christi members and friends, Please join Pittsburgh Area Pax Christi, Casa San Jose, and the Sisters of St. Joseph this Friday July 31st 8:30 am to 9:30 am for our weekly Prayerful Presence at ICE in Pittsburgh’s South Side. Our prayer leader this week is Rev. Kim Rapczak… Read more: Pax Christi Pittsburgh Weekly Vigil (July 31 2026) - Cardinal Tobin: “War is always evil” (NCR)NCR staff reporter Camillo Barone reports on Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark, NJ and his message that “war is always evil”: “War is the result of sin. It is the destruction of the harmony and moral order that God intended to exist among individuals, nations, and peoples. War is always evil even when it is… Read more: Cardinal Tobin: “War is always evil” (NCR)
- Pax Christi Pittsburgh Weekly Vigil (July 17 2026)Pax Christi Pittsburgh Weekly Vigil – July 17th 2026 Please join Pittsburgh Area Pax Christi, the Sisters of St Joseph and Casa San Jose on Friday July 17th, 830am to 930am for this week’s Prayerful Presence at the ICE office in Pittsburgh’s South Side. Our prayer leaders this week are our friends with Hot Metal… Read more: Pax Christi Pittsburgh Weekly Vigil (July 17 2026)
- Pax Christi PA Letter to Bishops of Pennsylvania on Militarism
Reposting: On February 17th 2026, the members of Pax Christi PA sent a letter to each Latin rite bishop in Pennsylvania, as well as to the Ukrainian and Byzantine archeparchies, to introduce ourselves and offer our service as a state level coalition of Pax Christi in Pennsylvania. We shared our concerns about different manifestations of… Read more: Pax Christi PA Letter to Bishops of Pennsylvania on Militarism - #PeacePope Quote for June 2nd 2026
“Peace is a principle that guides and defines our choices. Even in places where only rubble remains, and despair seems inevitable, we still find people who have not forgotten peace.” – Pope Leo XIV, World Day of Peace Message, Jan. 1st 2026 https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/messages/peace/documents/20251208-messaggio-pace.html Image Attribution: Edgar Beltrán, The Pillar, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia… Read more: #PeacePope Quote for June 2nd 2026 - Pax Christi PA State Summit -June 27th 2026
Join us for Pax Christi PA’s first ever statewide summit on Saturday June 27th 2026 at Camp Hill Presbyterian Church (101 North 23rd Street, Camp Hill, PA 17011). Doors open with coffee/tea at 9:30AM, programming begins at 10:00AM and concludes by 4:00PM. Come for a day of prayer, action, and study as we organize and animate the Catholic peace movement across Pennsylvania!… Read more: Pax Christi PA State Summit -June 27th 2026