#SolidaritySaturday#SolidaritySaturday Pax Christi PA Weekly Round-Up (Feb. 14th 2026) Hello friends, Here are a few items from the news this past week for our collective prayer, study, and action this #SolidaritySaturday from Pax Christi PA: A Season of Faithful Witness launches this week. Jesuit Refugee Service…

Thursday Theology of Gospel Nonviolence (3) "Those who are called upon to fight a war have access, even in modern times, only to the arguments of their own nation-state. Thus they are fed on the depredations and dreadful wrongs committed by their opponents. When the United States embarked on an…

Local community responds to ICE raid in Montgomery County, PA whyy.org/articles/low...

Catholic immigration advocates are speaking out after an internal federal document obtained by CBS News showed most individuals arrested in Trump administration immigration crackdowns over the past year do not have violent criminal records.

Tuesday Faith-Justice with Ignacio Ellacuria, SJ (d. 1989) writing about the Church's mission in history and its credibility. @libtheopodcast, @romerotrust, @paxchristiusa, #FaithAndJustice, #Solidarity, #LiberationTheology, #Catholicism

Tuesday Faith-Justice: Ignacio Ellacuría, S.J. (2) "It is in the same line that the Church must view its own character as a mediating sign. Only a Church at work in history can reveal and communicate the God of history to us effectively. Only in history will the Church find an adequate field to…

ICE raid in Montco shocks residents and elected officials #Immigration, #Philadelphia share.inquirer.com/JVS1gT

New Sanctuary Movement (NSM) of Philadelphia called for 40 weeks of ecumenical and interfaith prayer and witness for justice outside the ICE office in Philadelphia every Wednesday. #Philadelphia, #Immigration, #SocialJustice, #PrayingWithYourFeet www.instagram.com/p/DUlk4AIkW4...

Last week on Feb. 6th, New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) limiting nuclear stockpiles between Russia and USA expired. #PeaceAndJustice, #Nonviolence, #NewSTART, #PeaceIsPossible @paxchristiusa.bsky.social @nuclearban.bsky.social www.npr.org/2026/02/04/n...

Peace Pilgrimage in Harrisburg was attended by our friends in the Pax Christi Harrisburg chapter @paxchristiusa.bsky.social @paxchristimdcb.org #Nonviolence, #Peace, #Pennsylvania, #Harrisburg www.pennlive.com/news/2026/02...

#Solidarity Saturday: Pax Christi PA Weekly Round-Up (Feb. 7th 2026) Hello friends, Here are a few items from the news this past week for our collective prayer, study, and action this #SolidaritySaturday: In eastern PA, news stories broke about the DHS purchase of two warehouses in Berks County…

Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) promotes nonviolent conflict resolution. Members of Pax Christi Pittsburgh have attended AVP trainings over the years. Here is information on upcoming events in the Pittsburgh area. @paxchristiusa.bsky.social #Pittsburgh, #Pennsylvania, #Nonviolence

Great podcast about Bl. Jerzy Popieluszko, chaplain to the Solidarity movement and martyr of nonviolence. @PaxChristiUSA @PaxChristi #Nonviolence #Catholicism #SocialJustice open.spotify.com/episode/41GT...

Attention Pittsburgh: Pax Christi Pittsburgh members join others every Friday in peaceful, prayerful witness outside the ICE office. @paxchristiusa.bsky.social #Pittsburgh In Pittsburgh, pro-immigrant interfaith efforts emerge amid concerns about ICE www.ncronline.org/node/321626 via @NCRonline

Thursday Theology of Gospel Nonviolence (2) "'Since we are all united with Christ, who is our Peace,' says St. Gregory of Nyssa, 'let us put all enmity to death and thus prove by our lives that we believe in him. Let us reconcile not only those who oppose us from without but also those which cause…

DHS purchases another warehouse for possible development as a detention in Schuylkill County. DHS purchased another warehouse this week in Berks County. #Pennsylvania Commissioners: ICE detention center planned for Tremont Twp. could hold 7,500 people www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/02/04/c...

Ecumenical Walk for Peace in Harrisburg was attended by our friends in the Pax Christi Harrisburg chapter. #Peace #Pennsylvania www.fox43.com/article/news...

Attention Harrisburg: join the Peace Walk on Wed. Feb. 4th. Members of the Pax Christi chapter in Harrisburg are participating. #Harrisburg, #Pennsylvania, #Peace actionnetwork.org/events/harri...

More local PA reporting about DHS purchase of warehouse in Berks County #Pennsylvania www.wfmz.com/news/area/be...

Archbishop Coakley Calls on Policymakers to Pursue Diplomatic Negotiations and Maintain New START’s Limits | Read the full release at: https://ow.ly/kGOu50Y87Iu

In a last-minute ruling on Monday (Feb. 2), a U.S. district judge in Washington halted the Department of Homeland Security's attempt to end temporary protected status for Haitian immigrants.

Tuesday Theology and Faith-Justice: Ignacio Ellacuría, S.J. (1) "The Church must also take positive action in the fight against injustice. Its specific contribution lies in fighting injustice insofar as injustice is sin. The activity of the Church is directed against the sinfulness of injustice.…

DHS purchases a warehouse in Berks County. Concerned people fear it will become an immigrant detention center. #Pennsylvania whyy.org/articles/ber...

On Feb. 3rd, join a local Philly-based Catholic coalition Zoom call. Faithful Philly stands in solidarity with our immigrant and refugee siblings through prayerful, nonviolent public witness and advocacy. #Philadephia, #Catholicism, #FaithAndJustice, #Solidarity, #FaithInAction, #FaithfulPhilly

Piergoi to Prayer: Blessed Jerzy Popiełusko Book Interview with Judith Kelly Pierogi to Prayer interviews Judith Kelly of Pax Christi USA and her book about Jerzy Popiełusko and the work of nonviolence

Check out this interview on Pierogi to Prayer with Judith Kelly, a member of Pax Christi USA, about her affection for Polish martyr of nonviolence and chaplain to the Solidarity movement, Blessed Fr. Jerzy Popieluszko @paxchristimdcb.org @paxchristiusa.bsky.social www.instagram.com/p/DUPkt67DRF...

Blessed are the peacemakers... blessed are they who hunger and thirst for justice... #StOscarRomero, #Solidarity, #FaithAndJustice, #Catholicism

Saint Oscar, pray for us! #StOscarRomero, #Solidarity, #FaithAndJustice, #Catholicism

Tools to take a STAND (Solidarity To Advocate for Neighbors’ Dignity) and participate in the nonviolent resistance. Check out these resources and find ways to pray, study, and act. Solidarity to advocate for neighbors' dignity (STAND) paxchristiusa.org/solidarity-t... via @paxchristiusa.bsky.social

ACTION ALERT from @jrsusa.bsky.social on stopping harmful deportation practices www.jrsusa.org/uphold-human...

Johnny Zokovitch is the former executive director of @paxchristiusa.bsky.social axchristiusa and serves on the board of Pax Christi International's Fund for Peace. paxchristiusa.org/2026/01/30/m...

#SolidaritySaturday: Pax Christi PA News Round-Up Hello friends, Here are a few items from the news this past week for our collective prayer, study, and action: America Magazine: Kevin Clarke surveys some ways Catholics can resist what's happening across the country, by joining the work of…

Inquirer Editorial Board calls on state leaders to start preparing now how to protect immigrants in our communities. www.inquirer.com/opinion/edit...

February 3rd – Faithful Philly Launch Call on Zoom On Feb. 3rd, join a local Philly-based Catholic coalition Zoom call. Faithful Philly stands in solidarity with our immigrant and refugee siblings through prayerful, nonviolent public witness and advocacy.  Get Involved Contact Us

A powerful reflection on "martyrs of charity," those who lay down their lives for others, from Commonweal Magazine and Villanova University's Terrence Sweeney: "Martyrs shed light on good and evil. And Pretti has shed light on this vile regime." www.commonwealmagazine.org/sweeney-pret...

On Feb. 3rd, join a local Philly-based Catholic coalition Zoom call. Faithful Philly stands in solidarity with our immigrant and refugee siblings through prayerful, nonviolent public witness and advocacy. #Catholicism, #FaithAndJustice, #Solidarity, #FaithInAction, #FaithfulPhilly, #Philly

New Sanctuary Movement (NSM) of Philadelphia calls for 40 weeks of ecumenical and interfaith prayer and witness for justice outside the ICE office in Philadelphia. www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia...

Kevin Clarke offers some ways Catholics can resist with groups like Franciscan Action Network, Ignatian Solidarity Network (@ignatiansolidarity.bsky.social), and Pax Christi USA (@paxchristiusa.bsky.social) www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...

Cardinal Tobin on PBS Newshour calling for prayer--and action, centered on humanity dignity and the common good. youtu.be/_Q3_E39C_JU?...

Thursday Theology of Gospel Nonviolence "The followers of Jesus saw their abstention from bloodshed as central fidelity to his message. The kingdom he preached to them was not an earthly kingdom to be defended by earthly means. They strove to spread this kingdom of God, at the center of which was…

Eileen Egan (co-founder of Pax Christi USA with Gordon Zahn) in her book Peace Be With You (Orbis Books: 1999), p. 19. #Nonviolence, #Peace, #NonviolentResistance, #GospelNonviolence, #Solidarity, @paxchristiusa, @paxchristinj, @paceebenenonviolence, @campaignnv

Happy to share this moving conversation with Sister Norma Pimentel, MJ, who has been working with migrants along the US/Mexico border for decades. Instead of listening to endless debates, why not listen to the voice of wisdom and experience? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy_3...

NCR: The ‘theology of showing up’ is making Minneapolis a holy place Hello friends, In this article for National Catholic Reporter, Sunita Viswanath describes the interfaith allies and community organizers on the ground in Minneapolis trying to Get Involved Contact Us

From the Philadelphia Inquirer: Philadelphia City Council members try to stop city cooperation with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and solidify Philadelphia's status as a "sanctuary city." #MigrantJustice, #Solidarity, #Minneapolis share.inquirer.com/0QYY0T?utm_s...

The 'theology of showing up' is making Minneapolis a holy place www.ncronline.org/opinion/theo...

Very powerful words from one of the Catholic allies at the interfaith vigil

Powerful words about witnessing outside the ICE detention center in Newark, NJ by author Kevin Gallagher. Thank you. Our peace movement siblings in Pax Christi NJ help organize and participate in these witnesses. @paxchristiusa.bsky.social www.commonwealmagazine.org/little-hours...

Powerful interfaith vigil tonight led by Faith in Action about what's happening in Minneapolis: lament, truth telling, story, singing, and calls to action www.facebook.com/share/v/16hL...