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.
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.
U.S. Tariff Policy Neglects Africa
Clumsy implementation of tariff policy subjects nations like Lesotho, Kenya, and South Africa to economic duress.
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.
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.”
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.
In gratitude for the life of Sister Jean Fallon, MM
Sister Jean died on Saturday, March 8, after 77 years as a Maryknoll Sister.
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.
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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Foreign Aid Cuts Leave Afghan Refugees Adrift
Two State Department programs that helped Afghans refugees were halted when the new administration froze foreign aid. Now they are terminated.
United States Leaves Paris Agreement
For the second time in eight years, President Trump submitted the notification for the United States to leave the international accord that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change.
Pilgrimages of Hope for Creation in Jubilee 2025
Join a nationwide initiative to inspire community prayer walks for healing, faith, and creation care.