Nonviolence and Just Peace: Let us start with ourselves
Maryknoll Sister Giang Nguyen wrote the following reflection on personal responsibility and connections to nonviolence for the Nonviolence and Just Peace conference in Rome in April.
Nonviolence and Just Peace: Sacred connections
Maryknoll Sister Joanne Doi wrote the following reflection on the sacred connections of her families' suffering and hope with that of the Aymara indigenous peoples of Peru.
Nonviolence and Just Peace: Creating space for peace
Maryknoll Sister Teresa Hougnon wrote the following reflection on active nonviolence in East Timor and Kenya for the Nonviolence and Just Peace conference in Rome in April.
Solidarity is beautiful
Maryknoll missioners work to create a climate where peace can flourish by standing in solidarity with indigenous peoples in Peru and around the world.
Refugees are not numbers
Maryknoll Father Dave Schwinghamer reports on the UN Summit on Refugees and Migrants in New York on September 19, 2016.
Call Congress: National refugee call-in day
As members of the Interfaith Immigration Coalition, we invite you to join this important action.
Resources from September-October 2016 NewsNotes
Videos, reports, webinars, prayer vigils, and more.
Human Rights: World Bank safeguards fall short
The World Bank approved a new policy framework in August that is void of language that would require the Bank to respect human rights throughout its operations and weakens core environmental and social protections for affected communities and the environment.
UN: Children and armed conflict
The following article examines the response by the United Nations to the increasing number and growing intensity of armed conflicts that have rendered parts of the world unsafe for children.
Israel/Palestine: Water crisis
The following article examines the root causes of the devastating water crisis affecting Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.
Peru: New president, more mining concerns
The following article examines newly-elected President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski’s plan to fulfill promises to reduce income inequality and ensure all Peruvians have access to running water, health care and free primary education by increasing profits from mining and mineral exports.
Peru: Indigenous peoples assert land, resource rights
The following article on the effects of trade agreements on an indigenous community in Peru was written by Alfonso Buzzo, Peace Fellow with the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns.