The Catholic Peacebuilding Network: Lessons Learned

Authors

Gerard F. Powers, University of Notre Dame

Abstract

As one of the world’s largest transnational institutions, the Catholic Church is deeply engaged in a wide variety of peacebuilding activities at all levels through many different types of institutions and organizations. This essay examines one of these entities, the Catholic Peacebuilding Network (CPN), a network of university institutes, episcopal conferences, development agencies, and independent peace organizations. It considers CPN’s mission, activities, contributions to the Catholic community’s wider work for peace, and the challenges it faces as it seeks to accompany the Catholic community in areas of conflict. By looking at this one actor, this essay offers insights into Catholic peacebuilding more generally, some of which might be relevant for other religious and secular peacebuilders.

Recommended Citation

Powers, Gerard F. (2021) "The Catholic Peacebuilding Network: Lessons Learned," The Journal of Social Encounters: Vol. 5: Iss. 2, 2-18.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/social_encounters/vol5/iss2/2