Welcome to the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. Our office serves Maryknoll missioners by providing analysis and advocacy on justice and peace issues that affect the communities where Maryknollers live and work.

What's new

• The latest Middle East Notes, May 10




• Together with Africa: Mavambo Trust gives children a new beginning




• Take action: Thank Senate for passing VAWA; urge House to endorse best version




• This Sunday's scripture reflection




• May June 2012 NewsNotes




• MOGC's Kathy McNeely quoted in Nat'l Catholic Reporter: Rising food prices hurt goal to help world's poor, malnourished




• David Korten cites Dave Kane's "financialization of nature" article in his recent YES! blogpost: A plea for Rio+20: Don’t commodify nature




• Take action: Send postcards to Obama, Clinton on Rio+20




• Maryknoll releases new statement on nuclear power, weapons





Check out NETWORK's "Mind the Gap" campaign to learn more about the excessive wealth gap in the U.S.

Upcoming events

• FOR CURRENT AND FORMER MARYKNOLLERS, staff and Maryknoll Affiliates: A special centenary event, Maryknoll on the Hill, May 16-17, 2012, Washington, D.C. If you plan to attend, you must register. Thank you!
• June is Torture Awareness Month; find resources from the National Religious Campaign Against Torture
• Churches for Middle East Peace advocacy conference, June 18-19, Washington, D.C.
• 19th International AIDS Conference, July 22-27, 2012
• Short-term volunteer opportunities through Maryknoll Fathers & Brothers

Statements and articles

• Pax Christi International's statement on Bonn conference on Afghanistan, December 2011
• A Catholic call to abolish the death penalty, September 2011 (signed by Marie Dennis)
• Pope Benedict XVI and the solidarity economy, August 2011
• The FTT for people and the planet: Financing climate justice report, a new report from CIDSE on the financial transaction tax, June 14
• New documents (UNGASS and PEPFAR) on HIV/AIDS page
• Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Request for PEPFAR and the Global Fund, by Marie Dennis, Director of MOGC, April 13, 2011
• Obama Administration statement on AIDS, June, 2011
• Compare the Korea FTA to the TRADE Act, March 2011