IMCS Pax Romana is the International Movement of Catholic Students which brings together over 80 diverse national federations, associations, and movements of Catholic university and tertiary students from six regions. Since 1921, when it was founded under the name of Pax Romana with the aim of promoting peace and justice at the global level, IMCS has been helping in the holistic formation of students around the globe.
As a Catholic students’ movement, IMCS’s main mission is the empowerment of the student milieu by helping students to get involved as social actors in the unification of people, in the university and in the world.
Since 1949, IMCS has been advocating on behalf of its members as a non-governmental organization (NGO) in consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI), and United Nations Education Science and Culture Organization (UNESCO). IMCS is also active with regional inter-governmental and international bodies, such as the International Labor Organization and the World Bank to voice the concerns of youth.
IMCS encourages students to live a Spirituality in Action, which bridges students’ intellect to their service with others thorough praying, reflecting, and acting on issues which affect society at all levels.