South Sudan: Praying for nonviolent response
Intern Kelly Kundrat contributed the following piece, published in the January-February 2014 NewsNotes.
Syria: Challenging, complex, glimmers of hope
The following article was written by Marie Dennis and was published in the January-February 2014 NewsNotes.
Philippines: Climate crisis
The following article was written by Maryknoll Sister Marvie Misolas and published in the January-February 2014 NewsNotes.
Japan: Constitution’s Article 9 revisited
The following article was contributed by Maryknoll Fr. James Mylet, who has served in Japan for many years, and was published in the January-February 2014 NewsNotes.
Brazil: Report on São Francisco project
The following piece was written by Flávio Rocha, a Maryknoll lay missioner in Brazil, and was published in the January-February 2014 NewsNotes.
Brazil: Congress halts “Terminator” seeds
The following article appeared in the January-February 2014 issue of NewsNotes.
Human rights vs. impunity, amnesty
The following article was written by Eben Levey, an intern with the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, and was published in the January-February 2014 NewsNotes.
Honduras: Gross election violations
Eben Levey, an intern with the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, participated as an election monitor and wrote the following report about his experience. It was published in the January-February 2014 NewsNotes.
COP19, Warsaw: An invitation to fast in solidarity with victims of climate change
The following message was sent by two staff members of the United Methodist Church General Board of Church and Society (UMC-GBCS) who are attending the UN climate change meeting in Warsaw, Poland (COP19), November 2013.
Immigration: Call-in day; November webinars
The following appeared in the November-December 2013 issue of NewsNotes.
Resources from November-December 2013 NewsNotes
Resources found in the November-December 2013 NewsNotes.
Fossil fuel companies called to assess risks
Cathy Rowan has written dozens of articles over the years for NewsNotes on corporate accountability; she contributed the following piece for the November-December 2013 issue.
Reasons for optimism on clean energy
The following article appeared in the November-December 2013 NewsNotes.
Pope Francis addresses “globalization of indifference”
The following reflection by Fr. Dave Schwinghamer, MM was published in the November-December 2013 NewsNotes.
World Food Prize: A report from Iowa
The following report was written by our colleague Njoki Njoroge Njehu, executive director of the Daughters of Mumbi Global Resource Center in Nairobi, Kenya.
UN: Renewed partnership for development
The following article was published in the November-December 2013 NewsNotes.
Story of Solutions: Replace more with better
The following piece was published in the November-December 2013 NewsNotes.
Solitary confinement: Penitence, or torture?
The following was written by Kelly Kundrat, an intern with the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, and was published in the November-December 2013 NewsNotes.