Tanzania: Maasai Land Rights Defended by EU
The European Parliament adopted a resolution urging Tanzania to immediately halt ongoing forcible evictions of Maasai pastoralists from their ancestral lands.
Hope Away from Home in South Sudan
Three Maryknoll missioners spoke about their experiences of mission while serving international displaced people and refugees from South Sudan.
Sudan: Peace Talks to Resume
Two generals in Sudan began warring for control of the government in 2023, killing tens of thousands and displacing millions.
Voices from Gaza and the West Bank
Read the moving words of people living in Gaza and the West Bank during the Israel-Hamas war.
Wartime Christmas Messages from Churches in Holy Land
As war goes on, church leaders in occupied Palestinian territories share messages of hope for peace.
Maryknoll OGC Joins Letter to Congress on Haitian Food Sovereignty
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined a group of twenty organizations in writing to Congress on the unprecedented levels of acute hunger in the island nation of Haiti due to increased costs of imports, drought, and government neglect of agriculture. U.S. assistance, from the Farm Bill and USAID, should go to existing local and small-scale farms and agricultural organizations to promote food sovereignty over food dependence.
375+ Faith Leaders and Orgs Urge Pres. Biden to Protect Asylum
Our nation’s diverse faith traditions call us to love our neighbor, accompany the vulnerable, and welcome the sojourner. The asylum provisions under consideration are not in line with our country and our communities’ long legacy of welcome. We urge your administration and members of Congress to reject the permanent asylum restrictions under discussion and support solutions that would live up to our values and welcome the most vulnerable
COP 28 Midway Report
The following is a message from Lisa Sullivan, reporting from Dubai at the midpoint of the UN Climate Change Conference, COP 28.
Maryknoll OGC joins Faith Groups in Urging Congress to Protect Asylum
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined faith groups in urging Congress to protect asylum in public statements. The statements were coordinated by Interfaith Immigrant Coalition.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 30, 2023
Addressing an Ecological Urgency
James H. Kroeger, MM, shares an exposition of Pope Francis' latest apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum, originally written for the World Mission magazine in Manila (Comboni Missionaries) 2023.
Maryknoll OGC Joins 60+ Christian Groups in Asking Pres. Biden for a Lasting Ceasefire in Israel-Palestine
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joins 68 Bishops and Executive Leaders from churches and denominations from across the world to convey to President Biden the desperate need for the government of Israel to end the bombing campaign and ground invasion of Gaza immediately.
Maryknoll Leaders Sign Letter to Pres. Biden for Ceasefire
The leaders of thirty Christian church organizations, including the Maryknoll Lay Missioners, Maryknoll Sisters, and Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, signed a letter calling on President Biden for support of an immediate ceasefire, de-escalation, and restraint by all involved.