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Environmental Justice
Climate change is at the center of the environmental challenges facing the global community. Maryknoll missioners around the world witness firsthand the devastating impacts of the changing climate, most egregiously on those who have contributed least to climate change, communities that are poor, powerless, and pushed to the margins by society.
We educate for environmental justice by first clarifying and deepening our own comprehension of these insights: that every creature has the right to be; the right to its habitat; and the right to make its own contribution to all of life. We believe that the global failure to protect our Common Home has become, in reality, a simultaneous assault on the poor and a form of environmental racism.
Maryknoll Leadership Statement on Pope Francis’ encyclical “On Care for Our Common Home“
MARYKNOLL REFLECTIONS ON LAUDATO SI: Ecological conversion: Called to hope, spurred to action
POLICY BRIEF: Climate Change and Care for Creation
WEBINAR: Climate Change and the 2020 Elections
ARTICLE: Maryknoll Missioners Take Climate Action
SPECIAL PROGRAM: Integral Ecology Program
NEWSLETTER: Encounters Where Faith, Economy, Ecology Meet
Threats to Our Global Oceans
To the detriment of all, especially the environment and vulnerable communities, the U.S. rolls back protections.
Magnifica Humanitas and the Hidden Ecological Toll of AI
A prophetic call to look beyond digital convenience and confront the environmental devastation and human exploitation driving the global technology industry.
Current Threats to our Ocean and the Moral Call to Respond
“And God said, “Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the dome of the sky.” – Genesis 1:20 NRSV As…
Disarming AI Greed on World Environment Day
On World Environment Day, this June 5, we answer the call of Pope Leo XIV’s social encyclical on artificial intelligence, Magnifica Humanitas. The Holy Father reminds us that technological innovation has…
World Oceans Day Virtual Prayer Celebration, June 7
In honor of World Oceans Day, you are warmly invited to join an online multifaith prayer service on June 7 to “Reimagine” our bond with the great waters. Join us…
Webinar: Report Back: Outcome from the First Fossil Fuel Phase Out Conference
Report Back: Outcome from the First Fossil Fuel Phase Out Conference, hosted by the Dominican Sisters International Lisa Sullivan, Maryknoll Office for Global Concern’s Integral Ecology senior program officer, presented at “Report Back: Outcome from the First Fossil Fuel Phase Out Conference”. Watch the recording of the webinar on May 28, 2026, to learn more…
One Boundless, Borderless Fluid Being: The Ocean
Examining the legal tensions between deep-sea mining and the global framework for marine biodiversity protection.
Fallout from U.S. Minerals-for-Meds Demand in Zambia
Reports that the State Department is considering conditioning vital medical assistance on a critical minerals deal in Zambia have sparked severe controversy among U.S. experts on foreign aid and geopolitical strategy.
In Defense of Life Over Lithium in Zambia
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 90+ organizations in the following letter to Secretary Marco Rubio on March 30, urging the U.S. not to threaten HIV and other medical assistance to Zambia over access to critical minerals.
Peru: Court sides with Indigenous on Mining
Human Rights and Environment (DHUMA), the Puno, Peru-based legal aid organization founded by Maryknoll Sister Patricia Ryan and Aymara Indigenous activists, published the following article on April 17.
Platform for Mining Divestment
From March 19–22, a landmark gathering in Rome marked a paradigm shift in how faith-based institutions understand their relationship with the earth and the global financial system. The launch of the “Platform for Divestment in Mining” marks a milestone in the global effort to align religious investments with the values of the Gospel and the…
First Global Conference to Transition Away from Fossil Fuels
Santa Marta summit unites governments, civil society, and faith actors to advance a just transition beyond fossil fuels.
Nonviolence missing from discussions of Church and Iran War
Condemnation of the United States’ and Israel’s war on Iran by Catholic leaders has received significant press in recent weeks. But much of this coverage leaves out a crucial key to understanding the Church’s position on matters of war and peace: nonviolence.
MOGC at the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels
MOGC participated in the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels, from April 24–29 in Santa Marta, Colombia. This inaugural gathering brought together a coalition of willing countries, organizations,…
Stand with Faith Leaders to Demand a Fossil Fuel Treaty
Right now in Santa Marta, Colombia, a historic shift is happening. As the high level segment of the “Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels” kicks off, over 150 religious…
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns Participates in the Inaugural Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns (MOGC) will participate in the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels, taking place April 24–29 in Santa Marta, Colombia. This inaugural gathering brings together a coalition of willing countries, organizations, and academics committed to advancing the just transition from fossil fuels.
Join the Global Movement to Phase Out Fossil Fuels
This week, history will be made in Santa Marta, Colombia. From April 24 to 29, over 50 countries and hundreds of civil society organizations will gather for a week of…
