Tanzania’s Rights Crisis Deepens Post-Election
Abductions, deadly suppression of dissent, internet blockades, and the targeting of vulnerable groups prompt domestic and international warnings against rights violations in Tanzania.
Bolivia: Elections, Change and Challenges
Centrist Rodrigo Paz won the Bolivian presidency, ending nearly twenty years of socialist party rule.
Letter to Congress on Illegal Boat Strikes, Threats to Venezuela
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 61 other civil society organizations in sending the following letter to Congress to express alarm at illegal military strikes and extrajudicial killings of civilians on boats off of the coast of Venezuela.
U.S. Sanctions on Palestinian Human Rights Orgs Erode International Law
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 79 organizations in an open letter expressing grave concern about the Trump administration’s imposition of sanctions on three prominent Palestinian human rights organizations due to their engagement with the International Criminal Court (ICC) and efforts investigating potential war crimes committed by the government of Israel in Gaza.
Five Takeaways of Dilexi Te
Pope Leo’s first new teaching was released today, October 9, 2025. In it, our new pope pushes us to put our faith into action and leaves us with urgent questions to answer.
Letter to Congress Opposing U.S. Strikes on Venezuelan Boats
Sixty-two faith and civil society organizations, including the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, sent the following letter to Congress expressing our alarm at the Trump administration’s “unwarranted and illegal military strikes and extrajudicial killings of civilians” on boats off of the coast of Venezuela.
Faith Leaders Denounce Political Violence
“Our sacred texts are clear: violence is never the answer,” say more than 100 faith leaders in statement denouncing political violence and attacks on free speech and nonprofit independence in the United States.
The Struggle to Protect Farmers’ Seed Systems
The following is a summary of a policy brief by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy about the unhealthy control industrial agriculture has over family farming around the world.
Trump Administration Targets Legal Immigrants
The executive branch is waging legal warfare against the legal designations that protect people from deportation back to the dangerous countries they have fled. Immigration Advocacy Intern Rehema Klueg reports.
Gaza: U.S. Christian Groups Oppose Israeli Military Plan
Twenty member organizations of Churches for Middle East Peace released the following joint statement on Aug. 26 calling for Israel to halt its planned military offensive in Gaza City.
Gaza: Orthodox Rabbis Call on Israel to Address Hunger
Eighty Orthodox rabbis signed the following open letter on August 20, 2025, demanding “moral clarity, responsibility, and a Jewish Orthodox response” to what they called a humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Gaza: Greek and Latin Patriarchs Speak Against War
In reaction to the Israeli government’s announcement of a plan to take control of Gaza, the Greek Orthodox and Latin Patriarchs of Jerusalem issued the following joint statement on Aug. 26 calling for an end to the war.
Sudan: Famine and Foreign Aid Cuts
As new frontlines in the Sudanese civil war worsen the humanitarian crisis, U.S. and U.N. agencies cut international humanitarian funding. Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns Program Associate Fellow Mark Joyce reports.
Haiti: Stop Illegal Weapons Trafficking from the U.S.
Ninety-six civil society organizations sent the following letter on August 26, 2025, to the leaders of the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security asking for immediate action to stop the flow of illegal weapons from the United States to Haiti.
Haiti: A Perfect Storm of Suffering
As the violent crisis in Haiti deepens, Haitians in the United States are going to court to protect their right to Temporary Protected Status.
Global Plastics Treaty Setback
UN plastics treaty negotiations collapsed in August 2025 after countries failed to bridge fundamental divides, particularly regarding the contentious issue of whether to include limits on plastic production and restrict harmful chemicals.
Catholics Work Together to Defend Climate Rules in U.S.
Eight U.S. Catholic organizations are working together to keep U.S. regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from cars and power plants.