Resources in NewsNotes Sept-Oct 2025
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SIGN UP FOR A PILGRIMAGE near you during the Season of Creation (Sept. 1 – Oct. 4) https://catholicpilgrimsofhope.org/
CANADIAN COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS PASTORAL LETTER ON DEBT AND JUBILEE https://bit.ly/CCCBletter
INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTION that recognizes the rights of family members of people who are detained. https://bit.ly/OASrights
“THE ELECTIONS IN HONDURAS MUST BE PROTECTED” op-ed by Washington Office on Latin America, August 19, 2025. https://bit.ly/WOLAHonduras
“PERU’S AMNESTY LAW: CLOSING THE CIRCLE OF IMPUNITY?” article by Jo Marie Burt at Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) http://bit.ly/WOLAPeru
PERU: REPORT ON THIRD MEETING OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS FROM THE PUNO REGION, August 19-20, in Spanish https://bit.ly/PunoHR
“VENEZUELA’S CRISIS: ONE YEAR AFTER THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION – MAIN TAKEAWAYS FROM WOLA’S REPORT” https://bit.ly/WOLAVenez
MARYKNOLL MONARCH INITIATIVE FREE ONLINE WEBINARS focused on care for the earth, human migration, and nonviolence organized by the Maryknoll Sisters and Lay Missioners in El Paso, Texas. https://www.maryknollmonarch.org/
MARYKNOLL LAY MISSIONERS 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION recordings: https://bit.ly/MKLM50
INTERFAITH LETTER TO CONGRESS ON THE RELIGIOUS WORKFORCE PROTECTION ACT organized by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. https://bit.ly/R1VisaLetter
USCCB COMMITTEE ON MIGRATION LETTER TO U.S. CONGRESS ABOUT FY2026 FEDERAL BUDGET, including the issues of religious worker visas, detention and deportation, and more. https://bit.ly/USCCBFY2026
COMPILATION OF STATEMENTS ABOUT MIGRATION BY U.S. CATHOLIC BISHOPS since January 2025. https://bit.ly/BishopsStatements
COMPILATION OF RECENT ARTICLES AND OP-EDS BY U.S. CATHOLIC BISHOPS ABOUT MIGRATION https://bit.ly/BishopsArticles
WEBINAR “DEPORTATIONS AND ASSAULTS ON HUMAN DIGNITY, A SPECIAL INITIATIVE ROUNDTABLE ON CATHOLIC PRINCIPLES, HUMAN COSTS, AND PASTORAL CHALLENGES” Register to attend live on September 11 at 6pm at Georgetown University or watch online at https://bit.ly/GeorgetownWebinar
“STAND WITH MIGRANTS” TOOLKIT TO PLAN A RALLY AND PRAYER VIGIL created by USCCB Justice for Immigrants Campaign and sent to all U.S. dioceses. Ask your pastor about it and organize a rally and prayer vigil in your community! https://bit.ly/USCCBRallyToolkit
“Your vigil or prayer service can be held at a local parish or organized as a diocesan-wide event. It could take the form of an interfaith gathering, reflecting a broad coalition of religious traditions united in support of migrants, or it may be specifically Catholic in nature. Whatever form it takes, let us remember Jesus’ words in the Gospel of Matthew: “Where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”
– Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, chair of the USCCB Committee on Migration