Pax Christi USA
Pax Christi USA (1972–), an association of Roman Catholics committed to nonviolence.Gordon Zahn, a sociologist and a Catholic conscientious objector during World War II, and Eileen Egan, an official in Catholic Relief Services, founded Pax Christi USA in 1972. They secured support from Bishop Thomas Gumbleton of Detroit and Bishop Carroll Dozier of Memphis, and then obtained affiliation with Pax Christi International. Pax Christi USA is organized in seven regions, with a national board, national assemblies, and a wide range of peace activities. By its twentieth anniversary in 1992, Pax Christi USA had over 12,000 members in 300 local chapters.
A turning point for the organization occurred from 1979 to 1982 under the leadership of Mary Evelyn Jegen, SND. She established a national executive council to establish policy, a newsletter, a press service, reflection/action groups, annual liturgies, vigils, and...
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