COVID-19 and Global Health
Dr. Susan Nagele, MKLM, who worked in East Africa for 33 years, explains how the COVID-19 pandemic is compounding other ongoing global health challenges.
Tensions Over Ethiopian Dam
Ethiopia’s continued construction of a major dam on the Blue Nile has caused consternation with neighboring Egypt and Sudan.
Two Books on the Church and Nonviolence
Look out for these two new books on Catholic nonviolence.
Youth Protests in Thailand
A new youth protest movement calling for greater democratic norms has emerged in Thailand.
COVID-19 and Human Rights Defenders
Organizations are documenting increasing human rights abuses in many countries during the pandemic.
Bangladesh: Resilience Amid Tragedy
Bangladesh has experienced severe flooding, storms, and loss during the COVID-19 crisis.
Food Security: Building a Sustainable System
This is a version of the two-page brief on food security published as part of our election briefs series, Faithful Voting and Global Concerns.
U.S. Trade Policy: Putting People and Planet First
This is a version of the two-page brief on U.S. trade policy published as part of our election briefs series, Faithful Voting and Global Concerns.
Rethinking Security in a Pandemic
This is the two-page brief on peacebuilding and security published as part of our election briefs series, Faithful Voting and Global Concerns..
Zimbabwe Bishops Defend Human Rights
The Catholic Bishops of Zimbabwe issued a strongly worded pastoral letter in defense of human dignity and fundamental human rights as the government clamps down on dissent.
Homily for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2020
Prepared by Fr. Joseph Healey, MM, in collaboration with the South Sudan Catholic Refugees Community in Small Christian Communities in the Archdiocese of Nairobi, Kenya.
Longing for Reconciliation: Lamenting over 70 years of Division Between North Korea and South Korea
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns signed on to the following statement in July 2020 in support of the Korean American Churches.