Cambodia and Thailand Land Conflict
Maryknoll lay missioner Hang Tran is in northern Cambodia providing care for people displaced by the recent violent border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia.
Pope Leo’s Message for Peace and Disarmament
Pope Leo focuses on the need for disarmament at many levels in his message for World Day of Peace as the U.S. and Russia move closer to the end of the last remaining arms control treaty between the two nuclear powers.
Palestinian Christians Release Kairos II
Kairos Palestine launches its second document, condemning apartheid, settler colonialism, and ethnic cleansing.
UN Says Israel Has ‘De Facto State Policy’ of Torture
The UN Committee Against Torture highlights allegations, including dog attacks and sexual violence, by Israeli military personal, raising concern about war crimes.
Close Guantánamo Before It Gets Worse
The Trump administration aims to send thousands of immigrants to the Guantánamo Bay Detention Center where fifteen men remain in indefinite detention, 24 years since the hidden and abusive prison opened.
Maryknoll at COP30 in the Amazon
Two Maryknoll representatives report on the UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Brazil.
Tanzania: Bishops Call for Justice After Election Violence
The “wave of terror” surrounding general elections in Tanzania has plunged the East African nation into its most severe political and human rights crisis in decades.
The Wind Beneath My Wings for Care for Creation
Maryknoll Sr. Susan Nchubiri delivered the following remarks about environmental advocacy during a side event at the UN Environmental Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya, on Dec. 4, 2025.
Honduras at a Crossroads
With a dramatic, chaotic ending to the recent presidential election, Honduras is navigating the collision of corporate lawsuits, historical corruption, and the urgent struggle for democracy.
New Era of U.S. Intervention in Latin America
The Trump administration’s National Security Strategy marks a significant shift in U.S. policy toward Latin America.
Maryknoll Statement and Other Responses to U.S. Attack on Venezuela
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns released a statement on January 3, in the hours after the U.S. military intervention in Venezuela.
Maryknoll Statement on U.S. Military Intervention in Venezuela
“While we have long advocated for justice and the relief of suffering for the Venezuelan people, we believe that violence and unilateral military intervention are never the path to reconciliation,” the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns said in a statement released on Jan. 3, 2026.
Joint Statement on UNRWA’s Role in Gaza
Maryknoll joined 103 other organizations to call on Sec. Marco Rubio to support those suffering in Gaza and include UNRWA in Gaza’s recovery efforts.
Catholic Leaders Letter to Sec. Rubio on COP30
Eighty-five U.S. Catholic leaders asked Sec. Marco Rubio to reconsider the decision to leave the Paris climate agreement and to rejoin negotiations happening now at COP30 in Brazil.
Resources in NewsNotes Nov-Dec 2025
Statements, guides, videos, fact sheets and more…
Stop Deep Seabed Mining
A Catholic call to action to protect the deep ocean and its vital role in creation by opposing risky deep-sea mining.
Lessons from the Catholic Church in the Philippines
The Catholic Church’s actions during the 1986 People Power Revolution in the Philippines offer powerful lessons for the Church in countries experiencing authoritarianism today.
Catholic Church Responses to Authoritarianism in History
The Catholic Church and its members have served as crucial counterweights to oppressive governments throughout history, defending human rights under authoritarian rule.