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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 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.

There Are Two Ways To Cooperate :

Affiliation with an Endorsing Organization

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 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 Governing Organizations

Governing 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. Only Catholic dioceses, religious orders, and missionary societies are invited to become Governing Organizations. The Governing 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).

Parent Body
08/06/2024

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