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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…
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Haiti: A Perfect Storm of Suffering
As the violent crisis in Haiti deepens, Haitians in the United States are going to court to protect their right to Temporary Protected Status.