Fast and pray for Syria
Date:
Sep 7, 2013
Pope Francis calls for a day of fasting and prayer for peace in Syria.
Syria
Pax Christi International in solidarity with the people of Syria
Pax Christi International (PXI) Secretary General José Henríquez writes the following letter at the close of PXI's Lenten campaign in support of the people of Syria.
Bread is life – Fast for a just peace in Syria
Join in an act of global solidarity with the suffering people of Syria.
Syria: Between Pandora’s box, new dawn
The following article by Syrian Fadi Hallisso, SJ was the basis for his December 13, 2012 presentation to a Pax Christi International workshop in Amman, Jordan.
Middle East: Uprising in Syria
The following article, contributed by Marie Dennis, co-president of Pax Christi International, and published in the September-October 2012 NewsNotes, is based on a longer piece written for the Center of Concern’s Education for Justice Program. For more information about how Catholic social teaching relates to the present situation please visit the Center of Concern’s Education for Justice site, www.educationforjustice.org.
September-October 2012 NewsNotes
The September-October 2012 issue of NewsNotes includes a report of a recent toxic spill at a mining town in Peru; a small shift in policy by the U.S. toward Honduras; a report on new concerns in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; a more expansive explanation of the necessity for a Financial Transaction Tax; and much more. Read the entire issue in PDF format (link at the bottom of page.)