Archbishop, laywoman to be co-presidents of Pax Christi International

Published: 2007-05-08

BRUSSELS, Belgium (CNS) -- An archbishop from the Democratic Republic of Congo and a longtime social justice activist from the United States have been elected co-presidents of Pax Christi International, the Catholic peace movement. Archbishop Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya of Kisangani, Congo, and Marie Dennis, director of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, will assume their new posts for a three-year term during the triennial world assembly of Pax Christi International, set for Oct. 30-Nov. 4 in Torhout and Brugge, Belgium. Latin Patriarch Michel Sabbah of Jerusalem will continue to serve as international president until Nov. 3. By electing a laywoman and a bishop during Pax Christi International's annual general assembly April 28 in Antwerp, Belgium, the organization "returns to its roots and lifts up a model of shared leadership in the Catholic Church," according to a news release.

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