PLEASE TELL US YOUR THOUGHTS/ACTIONS
ON Abolishing NUCLEAR Weapons

A survey by the Pax Christi New England Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (PCAN), in collaboration with the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development (DPIHD)

 
Please fill out this survey and submit by April 30, 2025 (survey opportunity window extended!). It will take about 5-20 minutes to complete the survey. Required questions are marked with an asterisk. *
 
  • This survey is for everyone! Please fill it out whether or not you have focused on this issue recently.
  • If you encounter a delay and don’t return to the form within one hour, we’ll send you an email reminder (with link) to finish.
  • The results will go to DPIHD, the Vatican Dicastery that has the task of promoting the human person and the God-given dignity of all, together with human rights, health, justice and peace, which includes nuclear and conventional disarmament.
  • The results of the survey will be shared with DPIHD and others, but no personal information will be disclosed.

Questions about the survey? Contact us at [email protected]

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Name
Name
First Name
Last Name
What is your level of concern about the threat of nuclear weapons?
Have you worked for the elimination of nuclear weapons in the past two years?
Please share some reasons why you might have given this issue a lower priority. (Please click all that apply.)
What was the nature of your work? (Check all that apply, whether you were an organizer or a participant.)
Are you involved in planning upcoming activities on this issue?
Please identify the nature of your plans. (Check all that apply, whether you plan to be an organizer or a participant.)

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Are you open to being interviewed?
What are the opportunities and encouragements you see to move you forward in this work? [Check all that apply.]
What are the obstacles you encounter in your work on eliminating nuclear weapons? (Check all that apply.)
Some things that might encourage me in this work include:
Would you like to be more involved in eliminating nuclear weapons?
Were you aware of the pope’s pronouncement that the mere possession of nuclear weapons is immoral?
In the past two years, have you heard any homilies, prayers, presentations or anything else from your church leaders on the issue of nuclear weapons?
Are you a member of Pax Christi?
Do you hold a leadership role in Pax Christi?
Are you a member of another peacemaking group working on this issue?
Do you have a religious affiliation?
My Catholic Church Affiliation
Which category best describes your role in the church?
If you answered “Clergy,” please indicate your level of ordination.
If you answered “Professed,” please identify the option that best describes you.
About the Pax Christi New England Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (PCAN):

Our group formed in 2023 and produced the January 27, 2024, virtual forum Building a World Without Nuclear Weapons: An Urgent Imperative. The forum drew more than 900 live participants and the recording has been viewed more than 1,200 times on YouTube.

PCAN’s goals are to:
  • amplify Pope Francis’ teachings on the abolition of nuclear weapons
  • build upon Archbishop John C. Wester’s groundbreaking 2022 pastoral letter, Living in the Light of Christ’s Peace: A Conversation Toward Nuclear Disarmament
  • help advocates to promote these teachings among Catholic hierarchy, laity, and beyond
  • call upon the Catholic population to ask their government leaders to take action to abolish nuclear weapons
  • work with other Catholic organizations to publicize the dangers of nuclear weapons and our moral obligation to abolish them
  • increase momentum to achieve a world without nuclear weapons by 2030

We are honored that the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Human Integral Development has accepted our offer to collect and share North Americans’ thoughts, feelings, prayers, actions and hopes surrounding the reality and threat of nuclear weapons. PCAN hopes this information sharing can move us closer to the global elimination of such weapons.

We hope to have our responses ready for sharing later this spring. You will hear from us then!

In the meantime, we offer the following resources to expand and focus your knowledge on nuclear weapons:

Living in the Light of Christ’s Peace: A Conversation Toward Nuclear Disarmament

The Catholic Nonviolence Initiative (Pax Christi International)

Building a World without Nuclear Weapons – a virtual forum

A Prayer for Nuclear Disarmament

In peace,
The Pax Christi New England Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

Thanks to Pax Christi Massachusetts for hosting this page on their website.