Bishop Kevin Dowling (Co–President of Pax Christi International) Greet Vanaerschot (General Secretary of PCI), Marie Dennis (Co -President of PCI, Cardinal Peter Turkson, President of Pontifical Commission for Justice & Peace.
The following document was affirmed by the participants of the Nonviolence and Just Peace gathering held in Rome, 11-13 April 2016. The gathering was co-convened by Pax Christi International, the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, International Union of Superior Generals (women) and Union of Superior Generals ( men) and other Catholic peacemakers, academics and theologians. Valerie Flessati, Chris Cole and Pat Gaffney attended on behalf of Pax Christi British SectiON
ARTICLES AND INTERVIEWS ON AND AROUND THE
CONFERENCE AND ITS THEME
- Transformation website:Rediscovering nonviolence in the Vatican. 2 May 2016
- The Catholic Herald: Why we still need a Just War theory. 28 April 2016
- The Tablet online: Pax Christi puts pressure on the Vatican to end its support for ‘Just Wars 16 April 2016
- The Catholic Universe: Pope calls for end to death penalty worldwide 16 April 2016
- Associated Press: Vatican conference urges end to doctrine of ‘Just Wars’ calls on Francis to weigh in 15 April 2016
- Huffington Post Historic Vatican Peace Conference 15 April 2016
- Commonweal: Just War & Just Peace 15 April 2016
- Independent Catholic News report on Nonviolence Conference , 15 April 2016
- Vatican Radio report on Conference, 14 April 2016
- National Catholic Reporter: Landmark Vatican Conference rejects Just War theory, 14 April 2016
- National Catholic Reporter: Francis encourages Vatican just war conference to revitalize tools of nonviolence . 12 April 2016
- Marie Dennis, Co-President of Pax Christi interviewed by Vatican Radio, 12 April 2016
- Vatican Radio, Pope Francis, message to conference, 11 April 2016
- More background to the gathering here.
- National Catholic Reporter: Why is the Catholic Church moving away from the Just War.? 9 April 2016
