Statements

Maryknoll OGC Carries REPAM Concerns to Secretary Blinken's Attention

In a letter co-signed by 19 Catholic groups, Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns brought to the Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's attention the proposals by the Catholic Church sponsored Panamazonian Ecclesial Network (REPAM) in advance of the Summit of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO)

Support Pope Francis' Call for a Ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine War! How much blood must still flow tor us to realize that war is never a solution, only destruction? In the name of God and in the name of the sense of humanity that dwells in every heart, I renew my call for an immediate ceasefire. Let there be a halt to arms, and let us seek the conditions tor negotiations.

Faith Leaders Resound Pope Francis' Call for the End to Russia-Ukraine War

Pax Christi released a Statement of Support signed by 218 Faith Leaders, including Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns Sustainable Pathways to Peace senior program officer Dan Moriarty. In it, leaders reiterate Pope Francis' message: "IT IS TIME TO STOP THE KILLING AND DEVASTATION IN UKRAINE. CEASEFIRE AND PEACE NEGOTIATIONS NOW."

"To protest is a right, not a crime." Graphic by Defensoras y Defensores del Perú

Faith Groups Ask U.S. Amb. to Peru to Defend the Right to Peaceful Protest

Maryknoll joined ten other faith groups in a letter to the U.S. Ambassador to Peru requesting the Ambassador's support for the human rights of government protestors.

Maryknoll OGC Joins Letter Supporting Inclusion of Dreamers in the Affordable Care Act

Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined a group of 90 organizations, including Harvard Medical School, calling for the end of exclusion of Dreamers (Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals) in the Affordable Care Act. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' proposed rule change which will do just that.

Photo of the Guatemalan Embassy in Washington, DC

Maryknoll OGC Statement on Guatemalan Elections Crisis

Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns stands with the Guatemalan people, condemning the Guatemalan Public Ministry’s judicial meddling in the country’s presidential elections.

Maryknoll Asks Congress for Robust Humanitarian Aid in the Fiscal Year 2024

Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 51 other organizations in writing to the Senate Subcommittee on State Foreign Operations to request robust funding for the Fiscal Year 2024. A similar letter went to the House counterpart.

Maryknoll OGC Congress to Release Food Assistance Funds for Refugees

Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 24 other civil society organizations in asking the Foreign Affairs/Relations Congressional committees to release food assistance funds to the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Palestinians and Israelis alike will suffer if the UN Relief and Works Agency lacks the funds. Food brought by UNRWA accounts for 60% of food staples imports in Gaza.

Maryknoll OGC Asks House Judiciary to Oppose H.R. 2640

Maryknoll's Office for Global Concerns joined Catholic organizations in opposing the Border Security and Enforcement Act of 2023, which would, among other things, restart the Remain in Mexico program, require family detention, and subject unaccompanied children to expedited removal.

Joanne Miya provides hope, healthcare and education to people living with HIV/AIDS in Tanzania.

Faith Groups Ask Congress to Support PEPFAR

PEPFAR has helped to turn the tide in the global fight against AIDS, demonstrating U.S. leadership in saving lives and safeguarding human dignity of the most vulnerable people.

Maryknoll OGC Asks Biden to Not Transfer Cluster Munitions

Cluster munitions are among the most harmful weapons to civilians, as they are designed to disperse indiscriminately across a wide area and often fail to explode on initial use, littering communities with unstable unexploded ordnance and causing devastating harm to civilians, and especially children, years after a conflict ends.

Maryknoll OGC Asks Biden to Redesignate, Extend TPS for Afghanistan

Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns and 163 other organizations delivered a letter to President Biden, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, and Secretary of Homeland Security Mayorkas a letter requesting the redesignation, extension of TPS for Afghanistan.

Maryknoll OGC Supports Guatemalan Human Rights protector Jorge Santos

Guatemala currently faces rampant corruption and attacks on free speech and human rights. We stand in solidarity with those engulfed in the maelstrom, particularly Jorge Santos, director of the Unit for the Protection of Rights Defenders in Guatemala.