Partnership for a World Without Nuclear Weapons

What Does PWNW Mean?

A Voluntary International Network

The Partnership for a World Without Nuclear Weapons (PWNW) shall voluntarily carry out activities, specifically, in order to promote the ratification and expansion of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (hereinafter TPNW), and to promote activities to protect all life and the environment from all forms of devastating and pernicious harm (hereinafter “nuclear harm”)  caused by the development, testing, production, transport, possession, use, and threat of use of nuclear weapons, we aim to build a voluntary international network among various organizations of the Catholic Church and to encourage information sharing, exchange, and cooperation among member organizations.
 

*Non-Catholic organizations wishing to become members may also apply for membership (Article 4-D of the Bylaws).

 

"Remembering, Journeying together, and Protecting" 

The PWNW shall voluntarily carry out activities in accordance with the principles of remembering, journeying together, and protecting, which Pope Francis called, during his visit to the atomic bombed cities, three “moral imperatives” that “can open a path to peace” (Address of the Holy Father at the Hiroshima Peace Park on November 24, 2019), based on remembering the damage caused by nuclear weapons; journeying together to prevent nuclear damage; and protecting against nuclear damage.
Members of the PWNW shall bear their own expenses to carry out their voluntary activities as stipulated in Article 3 (Article 5-B of the Bylaws).

There Are Two Ways To Cooperate :

Affiliation with an Endorsing Organizations

Endorsing Organizations are organizations that agree with the purposes and activities and cooperate with PWNW, but are not directly involved in the operation of PWNW. Organizations that are already included in the partnership by virtue of a higher authority in their organization are invited to become Endorsing Organizations in their own right. (Article 4 of the Bylaws).

Approval Date    Organization Name

  • 11/19/2024　(Catholic) Diocese of Chuncheon,Korea
  • 11/19/2024　(Catholic) Diocese of Uijeongbu,Korea
  • 11/19/2024　(Catholic)Franciscan Missionaries of Mary,Japan (Catholic)
  • 12/18/2024　(Catholic) Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Missouri, USA
  • 12/18/2024　(Catholic) Congregation of Japanese Sisters of Bethany,
  • 12/18/2024　(Catholic) Jesuit Socio-Pastoral Center of Tokyo, Japan
  • 12/18/2024　(Catholic) Sophia University, Japan

Affiliation with a Participating Organizations

Participating Organizations are organizations that agree with purposes and activities, cooperate with PWNW, elect one director, and become involved in the operation of PWNW in accordance with the Bylaws (Article 8-B 9-B). Only Catholic dioceses, religious orders, and missionary societies are invited to become Participating Organizations. The Participating Organization members may be asked to pay membership dues in accordance with the resolution of the Board of Directors when expenses are required (Article 4 of the Bylaws).

Approval Date   Organization Name

There are no registered organizations

Charter Organizations

Charter Organizations are the four founding (arch)dioceses of the PWNW.

  • (Catholic) Archdiocese of Santa Fe, New Mexico
  • (Catholic) Archdiocese of Seattle, Washington
  • (Catholic) Archdiocese of Nagasaki, Japan
  • (Catholic) Diocese of Hiroshima, Japan

08/06/2024

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