Korea Peace Advocates Meet with U.S. Legislators
Advocates called for an end to the Korean war for the 75th anniversary of its start.
Be a Korea Peace Champion
June 25 marks the 75th anniversary of the Korean War. Although an armistice was signed ending major combat operations three years later, a formal peace agreement was not signed, and…
With the Election of the New South Korean President, US Advocates Organize for Korea Peace
Maryknoll OGC was among the peace advocate organizations that released a statement in support of peace in the wake of the election of the new South Korean President.
Sixth Sunday of Easter
In today’s Gospel, as Jesus bids farewell to His disciples, he reassures them: “Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love them….” These words were said many centuries ago. Do they still speak to us today? And how can we keep His word? In the Gospel for the Fifth Sunday of…
Maryknoll OGC Joins Letter to Congress in Support of Peace in the Philippines
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined other faith based groups in a letter to the chairs and ranking members of the House and Senate committees on foreign affairs urging support for accountability and peace in the Philippines, as the former president faces trial before the International Criminal Court.
Korea Peace Advocacy in Uncertain Times
People from around the United States are invited to participate in Korea Peace Advocacy Week June 9-13, during a fraught time on the Korean Peninsula.
Second Sunday of Easter
Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger into the nail marks and put my hand into his side, I will not believe. The Apostle Thomas could not believe what he did not know. He had been at the last banquet with Jesus. His execution on a cross…
Easter Sunday
People’s organizations have a way of witnessing the hope that things can get better with collaborative efforts. It was 38 years ago in Baguio City, Philippines, where I am writing this reflection, that an indigenous women’s organization was founded. Initially, the Women’s Desk for Indigenous Women’s Education and Organization was part of a social action…
Second Sunday of Lent
This reflection was published as part of the Lenten Reflection Guide: A Jubilee of Hope. In Myanmar, it is difficult for people to count on a steady income, land, even food or education. When their families, clan or communities cannot meet their basic needs, they rely on their faith in God and their deeply ingrained…
First Sunday
This reflection was published as part of the Lenten Reflection Guide: A Jubilee of Hope. The devil showed Jesus all the kingdoms of the world in a single instant. The devil said to Jesus, “I shall give you all this power and the glory… All this will be yours, if you worship me.” But Jesus…
Hope for Nuclear Disarmament
As the Doomsday Clock moves closer to midnight than ever before, nations meet in New York to work toward banning nuclear weapons, and arms control advocates urge Trump Administration to follow up on “denuclearization” comments.
African Migrant Laborers Need Jubilee
Burdensome public debt in the continent has induced African youth to migrate for employment driving greater risks of exploitation and modern slavery.
Maryknoll OGC Joins Letter to Trump Urging Improvement in U.S. Relations with North Korea
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 38 other faith and civic organizations in a letter to President Trump urging him to work on improving relations with North Korea, including by formally ending the Korean war. Read this letter as a PDF. January 29, 2025 Dear President Trump, The undersigned coalition of national organizations write to…
Korea Peace Advocates Confront Challenging Future
Peace Advocates from around the United States gathered in Pennsylvania to discuss goals and strategies for bringing about an end to the Korean War and peace with justice on the Korean Peninsula. The following article was published in the January – February 2025 issue of NewsNotes. Korea peace advocates are organizing for an uncertain future….
Maryknoll OGC Joins 50 Groups in Letter Opposing Reauthorization of the House Committee on China
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined a letter to the leadership of the House of Representatives, organized by Asian Americans Advancing Justice with the partnership of fifty faith and civil society groups, in opposition to the reauthorization of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party,…
Atomic Bomb Survivors Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Committee’s recognition of the Japanese hibakusha organization Nihon Hidankyo comes at a crucial moment for addressing the nuclear threat. The following article was published in the November-December 2024 issue of NewsNotes. The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on October 11 that it has awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2024 to the Japanese organization…
Japan Commemorates Nuclear Victims
Hiroshima and Nagasaki hold their annual ceremonies memorializing the 1945 bombings by the United States in a particularly fraught year for peace.
Bangladesh’s Yunus Reassures on Rohingyas, Garment Exports
Setting out priorities in front of diplomats and UN representatives, the new leader of Bangladesh vows continuity on two biggest policy challenges.