Haiti Update from a Maryknoll Missioner
Maryknoll lay missioner Jill Foster writes from Haiti about the deteriorating living conditions as the Caribbean country struggles with growing gang violence and organized crime.
New Film about Laudato Si’
Fr. John Sivalon, MM, Professor of Religion at University of Scranton, describes the new YouTube Original documentary “The Letter” as a message to each of us for collective, transformative action on climate change.
Putting the Needs of the Poor First at COP 27
The annual UN Climate Change Convention, which in years past yielded the Paris Climate Accords and Kyoto Protocol, will be held in Egypt. We hope for a human-centered approach that takes into account the marginalized.
Press Statement: Catholic Groups Call for Biden to Reject Nuclear War
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns sent a letter, signed by 29 national Catholic organizations, to President Joe Biden urging him to pursue diplomacy and dialogue to avoid nuclear war with Russia and to rid the world of nuclear weapons
Catholic Groups Call on Pres. Biden to Reject Nuclear War
We condemn Mr. Putin’s threats, and implore you not to respond with nuclear weapons should he carry them out. We urge you to show great restraint, and to do everything in your power to deescalate the conflict, to seek dialogue with Russia, and take immediate, concrete steps toward nuclear disarmament.
Support for Justice for Family of Anastasio Hernández Rojas
Now is the moment to hold CBP and other law enforcement in the United States accountable, and point to the reforms that will open a new chapter, one where human rights and life are paramount and protected at all times for all people.
More than 200 Groups Call for End of F35 Fighter Program
The costs of this program to the taxpayer, the environment, local communities, and the communities upon which the U.S. and its allies will wage war are too high to justify. It is time for the government to prioritize the welfare of human beings and the planet over military superiority and the weapons industry’s profits.
World AIDS Day 2022
Sign up for the virtual prayer vigil on Dec. 1
Statement by the Brazilian Bishops on 2022 Elections
The Church does not have a party, and never will, but she has a side, and always will: the side of justice and peace, of truth and solidarity, of love and equality, of religious freedom and the secular state, of social inclusion and the good life for all. That is why its ministers cannot fail to take a stand when it comes to defending the life of human beings and of nature. … Let us see Jesus in the face of each person, especially the poor who suffer, and not in human authorities who manipulate them in the name of an ideological project of political and economic power.
An Appeal to the UNFCCC & State parties at COP27
For real progress to be made at COP27, world leaders need to actively promote responsible renewable energy by recognizing that human rights are central to the climate response.
COP Civic Space: Release Everyone Arbitrarily Detained in Egypt
The Egyptian authorities must take meaningful steps to address the human rights crisis, including by lifting restrictions of civic space and ending their crackdown on peaceful dissent. We recognize that effective climate action is not possible without open civic space.
Faith Groups to Biden: Pursue Diplomacy to Avoid Nuclear Catastrophe
There is no justification for the use of nuclear weapons. The sheer scale of their destructive capability would risk planetary annihilation and a humanitarian armageddon. A wide array of faith leaders and interfaith groups around the world have agreed that nuclear weapons are intrinsically immoral weapons that must never be used.
Season of Creation Prayer 2022
From the Season of Creation Celebration Guide 2022 Creator of All, From your communion of love your Word went forth to create a symphony of life that sings your praise. By your Holy Wisdom you made the Earth to bring forth a diversity of creatures who praise you in their being. Day after day they…
Faith Groups Call for Arms Control Negotiations
It is sobering to recall that in World War I the world’s major powers drifted and blundered into a war which none of them wanted and which was ruinous for all of them. Mr. President, for the sake of the entire human family, we urge you to press for the resumption of arms control negotiations without further delay.
Letter to Congress for Covid and Monkeypox Funding
We urge [Congress] not to leave Americans and people all over the world vulnerable to continued risks of more death, disease and economic disruption from these public health emergencies.
Faith and Advocacy Groups Support Democracy in Haiti
The United States should not support any particular party or sector or demand that Haitians take a particular path towards democracy. A stable and just Haiti – which is in the interest of Haitians and the US government alike – requires that Haitians lead and own their democratic process.
Migrants Need Compassionate Welcome
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns and missioners working on the southern border call for this shameful practice [of sending migrants to northern cities without a plan] to end and for leaders at all levels of government to work together for an ethical approach to the management of migration that centers the dignity of the person, in this case, the vulnerable migrant.
Open Letter to UN Member States on the Global Food Crisis
If the pandemic taught us anything it is that prevention is more humane and much less expensive than waiting to respond. The lack of political will and institutional failure to act quickly before the worst-case hits means people are being left to lurch from crisis to crisis. People are not starving; they are being starved.