Pax Christi Scotland

Pax Christi Scotland is a member organisation of Pax Christi International. We are working for a better world based on nonviolent action and language.

[Pax Christi Scotland @PaxScotland]

#Children #violence - Today is UN international Day of innocent Children Victims of Aggression. Read this - the numbers are horrendous. Children suffer aggression in Gaza, Iran, DR Congo, Lebanon - worldwide. Let’s remind our politicians & pray for peace.

https://t.co/b0yLS3cQ3C

[Pax Christi Scotland @PaxScotland]

#Palestine - The seizure of student , Natalie Abuddayeh must cause us all distress. Calling for international help, Bishop Dr Imad Haddad says Natalie joins thousands of Palestinians in Israeli detention without charge or trial. They are in our prayers.

https://t.co/U0YhoPry7n

[Catholic News Service @CatholicNewsSvc]

Pope Leo XIV called for a "just and lasting peace" during the Angelus at St. Peter's Square, Sunday, May 31, 2026, concluding the Marian month of May.
🎥 (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

[Pax Christi Scotland @PaxScotland]

#Ceasefires - The US has backed Israel’s attacks on Lebanon, while also breaking its own ceasefire agreement with Iran. That Iran retaliated led to another pause in achieving lasting peace. We pray that genuine dialogue is undertaken.

https://t.co/CIvqWz2fgf

[Pax Christi Scotland @PaxScotland]

#Love -On this Global Day of Parents, we pray for parents around the world who aim to raise their children in peace & love despite barriers of poverty, illness, violence, conflict, and even war. A child is ‘raised by a village’ - we all need to help.

https://t.co/9Oku91U4Rx

[Vatican News @VaticanNews]

"Truth is not a territory to be defended, but a good to be shared."

- Magnifica humanitas, 25

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Pope Leo called for abstaining from all forms of verbal and physical violence in daily life and on social media during a rosary prayer at the Vatican

[Pax Christi Scotland @PaxScotland]

#Peace - We joined millions around the world & heard Pope Leo say that peace is ‘…a daily commitment. Peace comes from justice and love. It is the harmony that brings families, people, communities, and nations together.’ We pray for peace.

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[Vatican News @VaticanNews]

During the Rosary for peace in the Vatican Gardens, Pope Leo XIV reminded everyone present and praying around the world that all people must do their part to achieve peace. It must start with “small but important things, abstaining from every form of verbal or physical violence in daily life and also on social media.”

[Archdiocese of Glasgow @ArchdiocGlasgow]

Pope to lead worldwide Rosary for Peace tomorrow night at 6pm UK time. Full details at https://t.co/RWSke3m31c

[Pax Christi Scotland @PaxScotland]

Peace - The link below gives us an idea of the range of conflicts the world is experiencing right now. That’s why Pope Leo will lead a worldwide Rosary for Peace this afternoon (5pm UK time - see links on X, FB, etc). Please join and pray for peace.

https://t.co/6N3XBIU1Sg

[Pax Christi Scotland @PaxScotland]

#Peacekeeping - On International Day of UN Peacekeepers, we pray for those who risk their lives to bring about & maintain peace. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says peacekeeping is a proven and cost-effective way to restore stability and hope.

https://t.co/DvO40bcKqM

[EWTN News @EWTNews]

Pope Leo XIV is inviting Catholics around the world to join him in praying a rosary for peace on May 30.

The Holy Father is set to pray the rosary live from the Lourdes Grotto in the Vatican Gardens at 7 p.m. Rome time. Monsignor Walter R. Rossi, rector of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., will join Pope Leo in praying the rosary with a simultaneous livestream at 1 p.m. ET, according to a May 22 press release.

Shrines that have joined the initiative, coordinated by the Dicastery for Evangelization, include: the Shrine of the Mother of God (Zarvanytsia, Ukraine); the International Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (Antipolo, Philippines); the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary (Fátima, Portugal); the Shrine of Our Lady Queen of Peace (Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina); the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes (Lourdes, France); the Shrine of St. Charbel Annaya (Byblos, Lebanon); and the Pontifical Shrine of the Holy House (Loreto, Italy).

“As the preeminent Marian shrine and patronal church of the United States, the basilica joins shrines throughout the world in this worldwide rosary with the Holy Father,” according to a statement from the basilica in Washington, D.C. “All are invited to participate in this special moment of unity and prayer for peace throughout the world.”

During his homily at Pentecost, Leo called Catholics to pray to the Holy Spirit to “save us from the evil of war, which is overcome not by a superpower but by the omnipotence of love.”

Leo has issued repeated calls for peace around the world, including the Middle East, Africa, and Ukraine, since the start of his pontificate.

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[Pax Christi Scotland @PaxScotland]

#Palestine - 12 nations issued a declaration which says ‘We reaffirm our unwavering commitment to a comprehensive, just and lasting peace based on a negotiated two-state solution in accordance with relevant UN Security Council resolutions.’ At last!

https://t.co/Y2WK5AIhqq

[Pax Christi Scotland @PaxScotland]

#Nonviolence - The EU has given the world an example of the nonviolent way forward by applying sanctions on Israeli Settler organisations. We pray that leaders worldwide adopt nonviolent strategies to bring peace. Violence begets violence .

https://t.co/gAN0blptyq

[Pax Christi Scotland @PaxScotland]

#Slavery - Pope Leo apologises for enabling slavery: "It is impossible not to feel deep sorrow when contemplating the immense suffering and humiliation endured by so many.”

https://t.co/VIlvo7nxgI

[Pax Christi Scotland @PaxScotland]

#Peace - We already see the use of AI to direct weapons without a moral compass. We welcome Pope Leo’s first Encyclical Letter Magnifica humanitas, issued today, on safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence.

https://t.co/Vj5IczhsjE

[Pax Christi Scotland @PaxScotland]

#Peace - Perhaps if we listen to each other as people of all nationalities did when the Holy Spirit blew into the Holy Land, we will reach a place of peace. May this Pentecost give us cause to reach out to all brothers & sisters in love & solidarity.

https://t.co/uTuR0WzotT

[Pax Christi Scotland @PaxScotland]

#Nonviolence - The Holy See reminds the world that international law must protect civilians,& adds that: "No machine can replace the moral judgment required when human lives are at stake." We pray for a nonviolent world.

https://t.co/pDiM8eXi4d