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U.S. Sanctions on Palestinian Human Rights Orgs Erode International Law
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 79 organizations in an open letter expressing grave concern about the Trump administration’s imposition of sanctions on…
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Five Takeaways of Dilexi Te
Pope Leo’s first new teaching was released today, October 9, 2025. In it, our new pope pushes us to put our faith into action…
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Letter to Congress Opposing U.S. Strikes on Venezuelan Boats
Sixty-two faith and civil society organizations, including the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, sent the following letter to Congress expressing our alarm at the…
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Faith Leaders Denounce Political Violence
“Our sacred texts are clear: violence is never the answer,” say more than 100 faith leaders in statement denouncing political violence and attacks on…
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Resources in NewsNotes Sept-Oct 2025
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The Struggle to Protect Farmers’ Seed Systems
The following is a summary of a policy brief by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy about the unhealthy control industrial agriculture has…
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Trump Administration Targets Legal Immigrants
The executive branch is waging legal warfare against the legal designations that protect people from deportation back to the dangerous countries they have fled.…
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Gaza: U.S. Christian Groups Oppose Israeli Military Plan
Twenty member organizations of Churches for Middle East Peace released the following joint statement on Aug. 26 calling for Israel to halt its planned…
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Gaza: Orthodox Rabbis Call on Israel to Address Hunger
Eighty Orthodox rabbis signed the following open letter on August 20, 2025, demanding “moral clarity, responsibility, and a Jewish Orthodox response” to what they…
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Gaza: Greek and Latin Patriarchs Speak Against War
In reaction to the Israeli government’s announcement of a plan to take control of Gaza, the Greek Orthodox and Latin Patriarchs of Jerusalem issued…
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Sudan: Famine and Foreign Aid Cuts
As new frontlines in the Sudanese civil war worsen the humanitarian crisis, U.S. and U.N. agencies cut international humanitarian funding. Maryknoll Office for Global…
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Haiti: Stop Illegal Weapons Trafficking from the U.S.
Ninety-six civil society organizations sent the following letter on August 26, 2025, to the leaders of the Department of State and Department of Homeland…