The work of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns on peace is focused on identifying and eliminating the root causes of violence and conflict with a focus on specific regions, expressions of violence and areas of conflict affecting Maryknoll missioners, and U.S. aggression and national security policy (e.g. war on terrorism). The nexus of violence and poverty is clear. Unless we dedicate ourselves to building true human security for all, nations – especially poor ones – will continue to fall victim to an unending cycle of economic, political and social violence.
Maryknoll Leadership Statement on Pope Francis’ Fratelli Tutti
Maryknoll Leadership Statement on U.S. elections 2012: Sustainable peace and security for all
Maryknoll Leadership Statement: A call for the abolition of torture
POLICY BRIEF: Abolish Nuclear Weapons, Invest in Peace
WEBINAR: Nonviolence and the Web of Creation
WEBINAR: Human Rights Advocacy and the Legacy of Sr. Dianna Ortiz
WEBINAR: Rethinking Security in a Pandemic: No Justice, No Peace
WEBINAR: Sanctions — Nonviolent Tool or Lethal Weapon?
WEBINAR: Abolish Nuclear Weapons, Invest in Peace
Wednesday, August 7, 2024 Protest and repression have erupted in Venezuela following President Maduro’s pronouncement of victory for which official results are yet to be released. The Venezuelan opposition claims that their candidate doubled Maduro’s votes. Latin America is on edge as a new wave of migration appears imminent in the face of violent crack…
Today, August 6, marks the 79th Anniversary of the Bombing of Hiroshima, followed three days later by the bombing of Nagasaki. An estimate of the bombings’ combined death toll exceeds…
Protesters have taken to the streets following Venezuelan President Maduro’s pronouncement of victory.
Prior to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the U.S. Congress in Washington, DC, more than 200 global bishops and Christian leaders, including Sr. Teresa Hougnon, president of the Maryknoll Sisters and Susan Gunn, director of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, call for world leaders to institute a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, halt of offensive arms sales to Israel, and prevention of a broader regional war.
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 65 other organizations in a letter to the Chair and Ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senators Christopher Coons and Lindsey Graham, requesting funding for peacebuilding, human rights, humanitarian aid, migration, international climate finance, poverty-focused development assistance in the upcoming Fiscal Year of 2025.
We know these are dark days, with too many people turning to violence. In the United States, many are feeling scared after the assassination attempt on former U.S. President Donald…
Maryknoll Father John Keegan considers the lessons of ministry in the Gospel through the story of the 2023 film “The Old Oak”, which tells of a community welcoming Syrian refugees.
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 25 other organizations in a faith letter to President Biden expressing concern for the dire situation in Sudan and requesting further action.
The House passed the National Defense Authorization Act in short order, largely along party lines, despite calls from faith groups and others to divert spending to human needs.
Jake Johnston offers analysis of the launch of the Multinational Security Support mission in Haiti.
Thousands of U.S. Catholics have signed an open letter to Pres. Biden calling for a comprehensive ceasefire in Gaza as threats of starvation grow in the Palestinian enclave.
Darfur may be on the brink of another genocide and a famine beyond imagination, the UN aid chief Martin Griffiths said on June 30.
On June 25, the first contingent of the Kenyan police forces landed in Haiti as part of a multinational support mission to crack down on Haitian gangs that have overrun…
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined an interfaith coalition of 15 national organizations in writing to members of Congress in support of victims of U.S. nuclear testing, in particular, the extension and expansion of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.
Our hearts go out to the many thousands forced to flee Rafah and the dozens killed there on Tuesday, May 28, after Israeli missiles set fire to camps in a…
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined a letter organized by Alliance for Middle East Peace with 160+ other peacebuilding organizations and His Holiness Pope Francis calling on G7 leaders to prioritize civil society peacebuilding at the G7 Summit.
Join us in Washington, DC, on May 17-19, for the Ecumenical Advocacy Days Spring Summit for 2024.
The theme is “Faith in Action: Advancing Human Rights and Peace for All,” May 17-19 in Washington, DC.
