Resources in NewsNotes Nov-Dec 2025
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Stop Deep Seabed Mining
A Catholic call to action to protect the deep ocean and its vital role in creation by opposing risky deep-sea mining.
Lessons from the Catholic Church in the Philippines
The Catholic Church’s actions during the 1986 People Power Revolution in the Philippines offer powerful lessons for the Church in countries experiencing authoritarianism today.
Catholic Church Responses to Authoritarianism in History
The Catholic Church and its members have served as crucial counterweights to oppressive governments throughout history, defending human rights under authoritarian rule.
Faith-filled Resistance to Immigration Enforcement
Faith-based organizations across the United States are mobilizing in response to the Trump administration’s heightened immigration enforcement.
DRC-Rwanda Peace Deal Overshadowed by Minerals
A recent report by the Oakland Institute blames the slow-moving peace process between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda on maneuvering to secure control over Congolese mineral wealth.
U.S. Ends Pivotal African Trade Program
With the end of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, sub-Saharan African countries have lost trade preferences with the United States, threating jobs in the textile, apparel and agricultural sectors.
Peru: Church Leaders Denounce Violence, Defend Human Rights
President Dina Boluarte, who had overseen one of the worst massacres in recent Peruvian history in 2023, was impeached and removed from office by Peru’s Congress on Oct. 10 for failing to curb a wave of violent crime in the country. Weeks earlier, the Congress had passed an amnesty law pardoning members of government security…
Peru: Amazon Faith and Civil Leaders Call for Water’s Defense
Amazon Water Summit delegates declare that water is a sacred gift and a fundamental human right, urgently calling for global action to protect it from destructive extractive practices.
Pope Leo Affirms Laudato Si, Calls for Action
Pope Leo XIV marks the tenth anniversary of Laudato Si’ with a resounding call for action on climate change, urging a spiritual conversion and renewed commitment to integral ecology.
Nuclear Weapons Policies Raise New Alarms
As the end of the New START treaty nears and the two nuclear superpowers fail to make progress toward a replacement agreement, the risk of nuclear annihilation is rising.
Tanzania’s Rights Crisis Deepens Post-Election
Abductions, deadly suppression of dissent, internet blockades, and the targeting of vulnerable groups prompt domestic and international warnings against rights violations in Tanzania.
Bolivia: Elections, Change and Challenges
Centrist Rodrigo Paz won the Bolivian presidency, ending nearly twenty years of socialist party rule.
Letter to Congress on Illegal Boat Strikes, Threats to Venezuela
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 61 other civil society organizations in sending the following letter to Congress to express alarm at illegal military strikes and extrajudicial killings of civilians on boats off of the coast of Venezuela.
U.S. Sanctions on Palestinian Human Rights Orgs Erode International Law
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 79 organizations in an open letter expressing grave concern about the Trump administration’s imposition of sanctions on three prominent Palestinian human rights organizations due to their engagement with the International Criminal Court (ICC) and efforts investigating potential war crimes committed by the government of Israel in Gaza.
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.