Pax Romana (organization)

Pax Romana
Founded 1921, Fribourg, Switzerland
Type INGO
Focus Religion, Peace, Education, Youth, Human Rights
Location
Area served
Global
Method Education, Nonviolence, Lobbying, Research, Innovation
Key people
 Javier Iguiniz, President of Pax Romana ICMICA/MIIC
Mehul Dabhi, President of Pax Romana IMCS/MIEC
Christopher Derige Malano, Secretary General of Pax Romana IMCS/MIEC
Website www.icmica-miic.org www.imcs-miec.org
Pax Romana
Motto “Pax Christi in Regno Christi” (eng: Peace of Christ in the Kingdom of Christ)
Membership
Over 80 National Federations of all the Continents
Official language
English, French, Spanish
Key people
 Pier Giorgio Frassati

Pax Romana - the international federation of Catholic intellectuals (university students and graduates), one of the oldest international lay Catholic movements.

Name

The organization's name: Pax Romana, refers to the peace existing in the days of Christ. The movement received "Pax Romana" in 1921 from Pope Benedict XV.

Motto

"Pax Christi in regno Christi"

History

Pax Romana was created in two stages:

Structure

IMCS/MIEC

The International Team of IMCS / MIEC Pax Romana consists of an President, Secretary General, Ecclesial Assistant. Organization is composed of regional structures, of which some are joined with IYCS/JECI:

ICMICA/MIIC

The International Team of ICMICA / MIIC Pax Romana consists of an President, Secretary General, Ecclesial Assistant. The International Council is composed of Five Regional Vice-Presidents (who are also coordinators for certain continent), and Vice President for Finance and two countries from each region. Elections to the International Team shall be held during the Plenary Assembly, which takes place every 4 years. In between the International Team convokes annual International Council Meeting. In 2004, it took place in Warsaw, Poland (for the first time in the history of Pax Romana in Poland), while in 2008 in Nairobi, Kenya (for the first time on the African continent).

International Council

International Team of ICMICA/MIIC Pax Romana

Mandate 2004-2008:

Mandate 2008-2012:

Mandate 2012-2016:

European Board

Each regional (for each continent) Board is elected for a 4-year term and consists of 7 members of the board and vice president of the given continent, who coordinates the work of the board. Elections are held during the Regional (continental) Assembly, which takes place after every International Congress. In 2004, Congress was held in Poland, in 2008, Kenya. Each regional board is assisted by regional Ecclesial Assistant.

European Board 2004-2008

President of the European Board (vice-president of the International Board): Piotr Cywinski. Ecclesial Assistant: father Luis Maria Goikotxea (in the next term of office nominated the International Ecclesial Assistant of Pax Romana). Among members of the Board were:

European Board 2008-2012

President of the European Board (vice-president of the International Board): Philippe Ledouble. Ecclesial Assistant: (to be nominated by November 2008).

Members of the Board:

Membership

Currently, brings together Federations and Movements of Catholic Intellectuals and Professional from over 54 countries.

Specialized Secretariats

ICMICA / MIIC Pax Romana also works by 6 specialized secretariats:

Representation

Pax Romana (jointly between International Movement of Catholic Students and International Catholic Movement for Intellectual and Cultural Affairs) has a special consultative status with ECOSOC (Economic, Social and Cultural Council) of the United Nations. It has representative in New York, Paris, Geneva, Vienna and Nairobi. Pax Romana is a recognized as a private organisation before the Canon Law of the Catholic Church. It is also a member of CONGO (Conference of NGOs in consultative relationship with the United Nations)

See also

References

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