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