Relay of Hope
Development and Peace, Caritas Canada, in collaboration with Caritas Internationalis, is launching the “Relay of Hope,” a global candle-lighting campaign aimed at illuminating the path towards debt justice and economic transformation.
Haiti Still Under Siege
Nearly a year into the US-backed, international police mission in Haiti, the island nation is still mired in violence.
Sudan Marks Second Year of Civil War
Weapons and fighters from nearby countries continue to flow into Sudan, allowing the conflict to persist and the world’s largest humanitarian crisis to grow.
South Sudan: End of Peace Deal
A fragile peace deal in South Sudan collapsed Mar. 27 after the arrest of First Vice President Riek Machar, long-time rival to President Salva Kiir, threatened to throw the country back into war.
El Salvador: Three Years Under the State of Exception
Mass incarceration has expanded and democratic governance deteriorated in El Salvador since the state of exception began three years ago.
El Salvador: Yes to Life, No to Mining Campaign
On March 18, church leaders in El Salvador presented 150,000 signatures of citizens to the Legislative Assembly on March 18, urging the restoration of the metal mining ban.
Korea Peace Advocacy in Uncertain Times
People from around the United States are invited to participate in Korea Peace Advocacy Week June 9-13, during a fraught time on the Korean Peninsula.
United States Skirts Multilateralism on Seabed Mining
With an executive order and broad interpretations of a 1980 law, the U.S. government now claims authority to issue mining permits in waters outside U.S. jurisdiction.
Many U.S. Leaders Still All In for Climate Action
Despite the United States’s withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement, non-federal U.S. institutions, communities, and economic sectors remain committed to reducing emissions as part of a nationwide, collaborative effort.
World’s First Global Tax on Shipping Emissions
After three decades of negotiations over the climate impact of shipping, nations reached a landmark deal to make ship owners pay for their emissions and transition to cleaner fuels.
Africa: PEPFAR Cuts Could Kill Half a Million Children
U.S. foreign aid cuts threaten to turn back global HIV/AIDS progress to the dark ages of the epidemic, researchers say in The Lancet.
U.S. Tariff Policy Neglects Africa
Clumsy implementation of tariff policy subjects nations like Lesotho, Kenya, and South Africa to economic duress.
Rethinking Tariffs As a Tool For Fair Trade
Two leading fair-trade experts, Lori Wallach and David Korten, look at what is broken in the global economy and what tariffs can and cannot do to help.
Legacy of Pope Francis
Pope Francis was laid to rest in a funeral Mass in Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome on April 28. As we reflect on his 12-year pontificate, we celebrate a life and legacy rooted in Gospel values of mercy, social justice, and care for creation.
In Gratitude for the Life and Leadership of Pope Francis
With heavy hearts, the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joins the world in mourning the passing of Pope Francis, who died in Rome on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88, twelve years after he began his papacy with a vision for “a church that is poor and that is for the poor.”
In gratitude for the life of Sister Jean Fallon, MM
Sister Jean died on Saturday, March 8, after 77 years as a Maryknoll Sister.
Faith Groups Raise Grave Concerns about Foreign Aid Freeze in Letter to Congress
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined more than 40 members of the Interfaith Working Group on Foreign Assistance in this letter to Congress raising grave concerns about the sudden order to stop lifesaving foreign assistance work around the globe and the dismantling of USAID.
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