Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns
Representing Maryknoll Fathers & Brothers, Maryknoll Sisters, and Maryknoll Lay Missioners
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Five Takeaways of Dilexi Te
Pope Leo’s first new teaching was released today, October 9, 2025. In it, our new pope pushes us to put our faith into action and leaves us with urgent questions to answer.Letter to Congress Opposing U.S. Strikes on Venezuelan Boats
Sixty-two faith and civil society organizations, including the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, sent the following letter to Congress expressing our alarm at the Trump administration’s “unwarranted and illegal military strikes and extrajudicial killings of civilians” on boats off of the coast of Venezuela.Faith Leaders Denounce Political Violence
“Our sacred texts are clear: violence is never the answer,” say more than 100 faith leaders in statement denouncing political violence and attacks on free speech and nonprofit independence in the United States.Maryknoll OGC Joins 100+ Organizations in Calling on a Just Peace for Palestine
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined over a hundred other organizations in a letter to leaders and delegates to the high-level UN Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine in support of a viable Palestinian state.Maryknoll OGC Joins Open Letter in Support of H. Res. 317
In an open letter to the U.S. House of Representatives, Maryknoll Office for Global concerns joined a coalition led by Back from the Brink: The Call to Prevent Nuclear War in a message in support of a House Resolution urging a reversal of the nuclear arms race.
NewsNotes
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September-October 2025
Vol. 50, No. 5. A bi-monthly newsletter on international justice and peace issues.
Scripture Reflection
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Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Maryknoll Lay Missioner Sarah Bueter reflects on the power of God’s
Webinar: Pilgrimage, Mission and Care for Creation
August 18, 2025 The Season of Creation is right around the corner, from September 1st through October 4th, and for this Jubilee year we have a special focus on pilgrimages. Pope Leo recently said that caring for creation is “a duty born of faith.” This is your chance to turn…Relay of Hope DC
Join us in Washington, DC as we participate in the Relay of Hope: a global public action taking place May 24-28 in a call to end the debt crisis. We will gather in the United Methodist Building for breakfast, the lighting of our candle and reflection on turning debt into hope,…2025 Way of the Cross for Peace and Justice
Join us on Good Friday to commemorate the Passion of Christ by a Way of the Cross procession among DC institutions. Meet at the National Archives at 700 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC, across from the Archives – Navy Memorial Metro Station. Click here to RSVP. The observance of Christ’s Passion…
LATEST UPDATES
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Five Takeaways of Dilexi Te
Pope Leo’s first new teaching was released today, October 9, 2025. In it, our new pope pushes us to put our faith into action…
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Letter to Congress Opposing U.S. Strikes on Venezuelan Boats
Sixty-two faith and civil society organizations, including the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, sent the following letter to Congress expressing our alarm at the…
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Faith Leaders Denounce Political Violence
“Our sacred texts are clear: violence is never the answer,” say more than 100 faith leaders in statement denouncing political violence and attacks on…
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Maryknoll OGC Joins 100+ Organizations in Calling on a Just Peace for Palestine
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined over a hundred other organizations in a letter to leaders and delegates to the high-level UN Conference for…
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Maryknoll OGC Joins Open Letter in Support of H. Res. 317
In an open letter to the U.S. House of Representatives, Maryknoll Office for Global concerns joined a coalition led by Back from the Brink:…
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Maryknoll OGC Signs Letter to Senate Urging Against Foreign Aid Funding Rescission
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined the Interfaith Working Group on Foreign Assistance in this letter to the leadership on the Senate Committee on…