Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns

Representing Maryknoll Fathers & Brothers, Maryknoll Sisters, and Maryknoll Lay Missioners

Protect Immigrant Families: Stop Mass Deportation

Tell Congress: Protect Creation in the U.S. Budget

Ask Senate for Accountability on Migrants Sent to El Salvador

Register for Korea Peace Advocacy Week

Write to Congress for Religious Worker Visa Reform

Maryknoll OGC Joins Statement in Support of the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act

May 15, 2025

Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 800 other institutions in endorsing the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act, which would protect schools and houses of worship from deportation raids.

Maryknoll OGC Signs Open Letter to President Trump Urging Action on U.S. Gun Smuggling to Mexico

May 15, 2025

Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined an open letter to President Trump noting that 70 percent of firearms recovered from crime scenes in Mexico originated from the U.S. and urging that the administration do more to stem the flow of guns to Mexican cartels.

Maryknoll OGC Joins Letter to Congress in Support of Peace in the Philippines

May 15, 2025

Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined other faith based groups in a letter to the chairs and ranking members of the House and Senate committees on foreign affairs urging support for accountability and peace in the Philippines, as the former president faces trial before the International Criminal Court.

Maryknoll OGC Joins Interfaith Letter to Congress Urging Nuclear Disarmament

May 15, 2025

Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns was among the 16 faith-based groups that wrote to members of Congress requesting support of “renewed diplomatic efforts to reduce nuclear arsenals through intentional engagement with Russia and China.”

Maryknoll OGC Joins 200+ Organizations in Statement Opposing Threats Against Nonprofits

May 14, 2025

Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined over 200 organizations in a statement opposing legislation proposed by the House Ways and Means Committee that would allow for the government to end a nonprofit’s tax exempt without basic due process.

NewsNotes

May – June 2025

Vol. 50, No. 3 A bi-monthly newsletter on international justice and peace issues.

Scripture Reflection

Sixth Sunday of Easter

In today’s Gospel, as Jesus bids farewell to His disciples, he

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…

Lenten Reflection Guide 2025: Jubilee of Hope

Join us for prayer this Lent with reflections on the readings from Ash Wednesday, March 5, through Palm Sunday, April 13. The 2025 Lenten Reflection Guide: Jubilee of Hope from the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns contains reflections, questions, prayers, fasts, and actions based on each week’s Gospel reading and…

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Maryknoll OGC Joins Statement in Support of the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act

Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 800 other institutions in endorsing the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act, which would protect schools and houses of worship…
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Maryknoll OGC Signs Open Letter to President Trump Urging Action on U.S. Gun Smuggling to Mexico

Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined an open letter to President Trump noting that 70 percent of firearms recovered from crime scenes in Mexico…
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Maryknoll OGC Joins Letter to Congress in Support of Peace in the Philippines

Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined other faith based groups in a letter to the chairs and ranking members of the House and Senate…
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Maryknoll OGC Joins Interfaith Letter to Congress Urging Nuclear Disarmament

Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns was among the 16 faith-based groups that wrote to members of Congress requesting support of “renewed diplomatic efforts to…
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Maryknoll OGC Joins 200+ Organizations in Statement Opposing Threats Against Nonprofits

Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined over 200 organizations in a statement opposing legislation proposed by the House Ways and Means Committee that would…
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Maryknoll OGC Joins Statement of Solidarity with Fr. Charles Kitima of Tanzania

Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns and our partners in CIDSE express solidarity Catholic priest Charles Kitima of Tanzania, who was brutally attacked in Dar…
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