Korea Peace Treaty Now
Support a formal end to the Korean War.
Philippines: Rays of hope amid the darkness
Loreta Castro, director of the Center for Peace Education at Miriam College, in Quezon City, Philippines, writes about the current political challenges in the Philippines.
Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Maryknoll Father James Kroeger reflects on what he calls the heart of mission – the compassion of God.
Cambodia: The election that was or wasn’t
Maryknoll Sister Marie Leonor Montiel, director of a program that helps people affected by HIV/AIDS in Cambodia, writes about the recent general election in which the party of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, who has been in power since 1985, says it won a landslide victory.
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Maryknoll Sister Luise Ahrens, who was instrumental in re-establishing the Royal University of Phnom Penh after the reign of terror of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, reflects on our need to make choices in our lives “formed and informed by the Spirit of Jesus.”
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Maryknoll Father Thomas J. Marti, who was on mission in the Philippines for many years, reflects on the work for peace and justice as integral to our call to love another.
Korea Peace Festival and March
Ending the Korean War and Pursuing Peace 65th Anniversary of the Korean War Armistice Friday, July 27, 2018 6:30PM to 8:30pm Korean Cultural Performances Women Cross DMZ Video Peace Story Telling Foundry United Methodist Church 1500 16th St NW, Washington, DC Saturday, July 28, 2018 9am: “What Next?” forum 11:30am: Peace March from Foundry UMC Noon:…
Statement on Singapore Summit
We celebrate this new vision for peace on the Korean Peninsula.
U.S.-North Korea Summit: Urge President Trump to pursue peace
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Maryknoll Missioners celebrate the peaceful encounter and dialogue between the leaders of North and South Korea
“As Pope Francis has insisted, dialogue is the only way to peace.”
Modern Slavery at Sea Presentation
On March 21 and 22, 2018, the Maryknoll office for Global Concerns led a one-hour presentation on human trafficking entitled “Modern Slavery at Sea: Connections between Migrants and Our Faith, Food, and Economy” at Maryknoll, New York. Click here to watch the presentation. Click here to download the handout. Image: Fishing boat in Thailand by Flickr/SeaDave
Take Action: Tell President Trump to accept North Korea’s invitation to talks
Dialogue works. Peace is possible.
Fifth Sunday of Lent
Maryknoll Sister Miriam Frances Perlewitz in Bangladesh reflects on the need for a clean heart and steadfast spirit when facing life’s challenges.
Take Action: Tell President Trump to accept North Korea’s invitation to talks
Dialogue works. Peace is possible.
Philippines: Catholics protest threats to life
The Council of the Laity in the Philippines organized its annual “Walk for Life” on February 24 to protest extrajudicial killings and the push to reinstate the death penalty in the country.
Hope in Pakistan: An interview with Fr. Bonnie Mendes
Father Boniface “Bonnie” Mendes lives and works in the Diocese of Faisalabad in the eastern province of Punjab, Pakistan. Born and bred in Karachi, the 80-year-old priest is former executive secretary of the Pakistani bishops’ National Commission for Justice and Peace and former head of CARITAS Asia. The following is an interview with Fr. Mendes, conducted via email by Gerry Lee, Director of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, just days after the Dec. 17 suicide bombing attack on a church in Quetta in which nine people were killed and 57 injured.
North Korea: Encounter, dialogue lead to peace
A Maryknoll missioner on the Korean peninsula demonstrates with his life a culture of encounter and dialogue as the way to dispel fears and build peaceful relationships.
Myanmar: Investor advocacy for the Rohingya
The Maryknoll Sisters and the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers have both sent letters to some of the world’s largest oil and gas companies who are doing business in Myanmar, as a form of investor advocacy on behalf of the persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority.