ANTWERP, Belgium, MAY 3, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Pax Christi International elected Archbishop Laurent Monsengwo of Kisangani, Congo, and Marie Dennis, director of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, as co-presidents.
The election was held Saturday at the organization's annual general assembly, held in Belgium.
The present international president, Patriarch Michel Sabbah of Jerusalem, will remain in office until November.
Pax Christi International was founded in 1945 in France as a movement of Catholics in Europe who wanted to promote reconciliation at the end of World War II.
Code: ZE07050303
Date: 2007-05-03