“Grounded in the Gospel and Catholic social teaching, Pax Christi USA is a membership organization that rejects war, preparation for war, every form of violence and domination, and personal and systemic racism. As a section of Pax Christi International, we are members of the international Catholic peace and justice movement that seeks to model the peace of Christ in our witness to the mandate of the nonviolence of the Cross.”

(Pax Christi USA Vision Statement)

Pax Christi Pennsylvania was formed in the summer of 2025 by the Pennsylvania local chapters (in Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and West Chester) of Pax Christi USA, a section of Pax Christi International, the official Catholic peace movement.