Pax Christi defends Rome housing community after fire

The director of Pax Christi International's Catholic Nonviolence Initiative called for the preservation of Rome's Spin Time community, a Church-supported housing and solidarity project that serves vulnerable residents. Following a fire at the community, the director described Spin Time as a model of Gospel nonviolence and warned that residents faced displacement. Pax Christi, a Catholic peace organization, works to advance nonviolence as a way of living out Christian faith and addressing injustice. The organization's advocacy for Spin Time emphasized the community's role in providing shelter and support to marginalized people while demonstrating practical commitment to Gospel values of care for the poor and vulnerable. The fire threatened the continued operation of the housing initiative, prompting Pax Christi to publicly defend the community's importance and call for its protection and continuation.

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Source: Vatican News — https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2026-09/pax-christi-spin-time-popular-movements-op-ed.html