Maryknoll Lay Missioners at 50 are Hope in the Darkness
Lay Missioners joined with Maryknoll Sisters, Fathers & Brothers, and Affiliates for celebration and reflection on being missioners of hope in dark times.
Justice for Immigrants and Refugees Policy Brief
This is an excerpt from our two-page policy brief on U.S. immigration and refugee policy.
Maryknoll OGC Signs Letter to Congress Opposing Repeal of Clean Energy Tax Credits
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns co-signed a letter with 31 other faith-based groups urging each Senator and Representative to oppose repeal of clean energy tax credits in the upcoming reconciliation process.
Maryknoll OGC Speaks Out Against Invocation of Alien Enemies Act of 1798
President Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 the weekend of March 15 and sent over 200 Venezuelan migrants to prison in El Salvador, despite a court order against it. The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns response to the concerning series of events is below.
Maryknoll OGC Joins Interfaith Letter to Congress on Sanctuary Cities
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined an interfaith letter in support of jurisdictions that support and protect immigrants. The letter was sent to members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform ahead of hearings on sanctuary jurisdictions. It requests that Congress oppose policies that strip critical funding from communities through sweeping measures like H.R. 32, the No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act, which would indiscriminately cut off health, education, and infrastructure funds for everyone in a respective state or locality, including citizens.
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Announcing U.S. Election Webinars
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns will hold webinars on policy issues relevant to the United States elections, which are only two months away.
Season of Creation
The month of September is celebrated as the Season of Creation by people of faith from around the world.
UN: Discussions on Oceans, Deep-Sea Mining
Progress made, but significant hurdles still remain, toward protections for the sea bed against exploitation by Deep-Sea Mining.
UN: Sustainable Development Not on Track
An update on the Sustainable Development Goals shows not enough progress made on the improvement targets.
Global Positive Peace Index Improved by 1%
The Institute for Economics and Peace’s index on the attitudes, institutions, and structures that create and sustain peace shows an optimistic trend from the baseline set ten years ago.
Japan Commemorates Nuclear Victims
Hiroshima and Nagasaki hold their annual ceremonies memorializing the 1945 bombings by the United States in a particularly fraught year for peace.
Bangladesh’s Yunus Reassures on Rohingyas, Garment Exports
Setting out priorities in front of diplomats and UN representatives, the new leader of Bangladesh vows continuity on two biggest policy challenges.
Myanmar: Seven Years of Rohingya Genocide
Benedict Rodgers writes in his column published in UCANews on Aug. 26, 2024, that Rohingyas are facing the gravest threats since 2017 when more than 750,000 were forced to flee to Bangladesh.
Tanzania: Maasai Defend Their Vote and Land
Tens of thousands of Maasai People living in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in northern Tanzania joined a five-day protest in August, forcing President Samia Suluhu Hassan to acknowledge their demands to restore essential social services and the right to vote.
Kenya: Catholics Support Gen Z Protests, Debt Relief
Kenyan Catholic bishops expressed solidarity and support for young people in Kenya who, frustrated by corruption, grinding poverty, and lack of jobs, protested President Ruto’s proposal to raise taxes for making payments on debts to international creditors, and won.
Sudan: War and Famine
UN warns of dire conditions in Sudan as the war between two generals drags on into its sixteenth month.