Mercy is the Way Through the Pandemic
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns released the following statement in response to President Trump's executive order suspending immigration to the U.S. during the pandemic.
Statement in Solidarity With Amazonian Indigenous Peoples Facing the Novel Coronavirus
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joins other organizations and communities in issuing a statement calling for the international community to take immediate measures to protect Amazonian communities from the risk of COVID-19 outbreak.
2020: A Year for Climate Action
Several deadlines and anniversaries in 2020 make it a pivotal year in the fight against climate change, even as global attention is focused on the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Easter Reflection Guide: "Easter with an Amazonian Face"
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns and our partners in the Inter-Religious Working Group on Extractives offer a new reflection resource for the Easter season: "Easter with an Amazonian Face: Weekly reflections on resurrection from participants of the Amazon Synod."
Urgent Plea to White House, IMF, G20: Cancel Debt, Expand COVID-19 Aid
As a member of the Jubilee USA Network, Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined the USCCB in a letter to the White House calling for a moratorium on debt payments for poor countries hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
COVID-19 and Middle East Sanctions
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined other faith-based organizations in sending the following letter to the Trump administration urging the government to reconsider its use or support of sanctions or economic restrictions in the Middle East - particularly in Iran, Syria, and Gaza - in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
World Water Day 2020
World Water Day is March 22. Join us as we pray, study, and act.
World Water Day 2020 - The Right to Water
Maryknoll Lay Missioner Flávio José Rocha in Brazil writes about the right to water.
'COVID-2050': A threat to take seriously
Maria Montello, a Maryknoll Lay Missioner in Cambodia, reflects on the current response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and a potential response to environmental destruction.
CMEP Statement on Israel-Palestine "Peace Plan"
Churches for Middle East Peace, a network of organizations working for peace in Israel-Palestine of which MOGC is a member, released the following statement on February 25 on the Trump administration’s “Peace to Prosperity” plan for Israel-Palestine.
Resources
Find resources for Lent, registration for Ecumenical Advocacy Days in April, material to prepare for Earth Day 2020, and much more.
UN Addresses Global Homelessness
In the following article, Sr. Marvie Misolas, MM, summarizes the 58th Session of the Commission on Social Development at the UN in New York.