Maryknoll Missioners stand with immigrants from Haiti, El Salvador and Africa
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns issued the following statement on January 16, 2018.
Migration
Maryknoll missioners have worked with migrants and people on the move for decades. They have served Burmese refugees in Thailand, Filipino and Thai workers all over Asia, Burundian and Rwandan refugees in East Africa, and have accompanied Guatemalans, who, after years in Mexico, returned home to start anew in a more peaceful country. Our faith compels us to stand in solidarity with migrants.
In the United States, we are profoundly affected by the contribution of migrants in our society, and we have a responsibility to treat them, like all the rest of God’s creation, with dignity and respect. Maryknoll missioners work in ministries serving migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border. In our work on U.S. migration policy, we focus on access to asylum and humanitarian protection, refugee aid and resettlement, and access to citizenship.
Maryknoll Joint Leadership Statements on Migration: Toward Global Solidarity (2006) and Statement on the Migrant Caravan (2018)
Policy Brief: Justice for Immigrants and Refugees in U.S. Policy
Maryknoll decries the United States’ decision to rescind TPS for El Salvador
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns strongly objects to the announcement made by the Department of Homeland Security on January 8, 2018 that more than 200,000 people from El Salvador who have been living and working legally in the United States with Temporary Protected Status must leave within the next 18 months or face deportation.
World Day of Peace
Pope Francis’ message for the World Day Peace on January 1 calls on the world to view global migration not as a threat but as an opportunity to build peace. The following article was published in the January-February 2018 issue of NewsNotes. CLICK HERE to download our two-page flyer
Ecumenical Advocacy Days
Plan now to attend Ecumenical Advocacy Days (EAD) in Washington, D.C., April 20 – 23. The theme is “A World Uprooted: Responding to Migrants, Refugees and Displaced People.” More information is available at www.advocacydays.org, or contact the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns.
Life and death along the U.S.-Mexico border
Stories from migrants on the Mexico-side of the border and volunteers offering water on the U.S.-side.
Slave-free seafood label campaign
Catholic organizations press for positive change in the lives of those who work in the international fishing industry.
World Day of Peace Message 2018
Pope Francis’ message for the World Day Peace on January 1 calls on the world to view global migration not as a threat but as an opportunity to build peace.
The moment has come for defending immigrant communities
We need Congress to deliver a clean Dream Act and save TPS families before the end of the year.
Defend our Immigrant Communities Day of Action
Join 15,000 people to demand that Congress take action on a clean Dream Act and permanent status for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders.
First Sunday of Advent
Kevin Carroll, nonviolence and peace fellow at the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, reflects on his students who have awakened him to hope and peace on this first Sunday of Advent.
Advent Reflection Guide 2017
The new Advent reflection guide for 2017 offers us all a special opportunity to grow in our relationship with God and to deepen our commitment to Jesus’ way of life, rooted in love and welcome.
Prayer for Encounters with Strangers
The following prayer was written by Dr. Ann Carr of the Maryknoll Affiliates for “Exploring Migration” JustFaith Ministries’ in-depth course that invites Christians to study, prayer, and action in a small group setting.
Maryknoll letter to Congress: Pass the Dream Act
On November 1, the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns sent the following letter to all Members of Congress as part of a daily letter drive during the first week of November by more than 50 faith-based organizations in support of the Dream Act of 2017. House Democrats are threatening a government shutdown unless Congress adopts protections for Dreamers by December 8.
Upholding human dignity of migrants, refugees
At each phase of what appears to be the Trump administration’s plan to sever bridges for people forced to migrate, we look beyond the surface of conflict and see others in their deepest dignity.
Maryknoll letter to Congress: Pass the Dream Act
On November 1, the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns sent a letter to all Members of Congress in support of the Dream Act of 2017.
World Food Day: Zero Hunger Generation
Change the future of migration. Invest in food security and rural development.
Protect immigrants, Save TPS
Ask Congress to protect immigrants with “Temporary Protected Status.”
Ask U.S. House to vote for DREAM Act now
Ask your Representative to support a petition to force a vote on the Dream Act.