Press Statement: Catholic Organizations Stand for Democracy in Myanmar
Eight national Catholic organizations sent a statement to President Joe Biden and Congress.
Bangladesh: Seeking Justice for Factory Fire
Eight years after 112 died in a fire at a garment factory, survivors stage protest calling for help from the prime minister. UCANews published this article, excerpted here, on November 25, 2020.
Youth Protests in Thailand
A new youth protest movement calling for greater democratic norms has emerged in Thailand.
Bangladesh: Resilience Amid Tragedy
Bangladesh has experienced severe flooding, storms, and loss during the COVID-19 crisis.
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.
Diocese of Hong Kong Opposes New Security Law
The Catholic Church in Hong Kong raises concerns that a new security law will threaten the basic rights and freedoms of the territory’s people.
Include Humanitarian Aid for North Korea in COVID-19 Bill
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined a number of organizations in sending the following letter to House leadership asking Congress to include humanitarian assistance for North Korea in the next COVID-19 relief bill.
Presentation of the Lord
Maria Montello, a Maryknoll Lay Missioner serving in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, reflects on recognizing Christ in our daily lives.
North Korea: Human Cost of Sanctions
Korea Peace Now!, a global movement of women mobilizing to end the Korean War, commissioned an international and multidisciplinary panel of independent experts to assess the human cost of sanctions on North Korea, and particularly on North Korean women. The following is the executive summary of the 48-page report.
Burma: Crossing the Point of No Return
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi defended the government of Burma (Myanmar) against charges of genocide at the International Court of Justice in the Hague in December, despite graphic evidence to the contrary. Kenneth Wong, a Burmese-American writer and lecturer at the University of Berkeley wrote about it on his blog https://kennethwongsf.blogspot.com/, which is reprinted here with permission.
Philippines: Rural Missionaries face ‘red-tagging’
The impunity of human rights violators in the Philippines continues to worsen as killings of, and trumped-up charges filed against, dissenting social movement leaders and religious groups add to the already bloody campaign of the government against drugs.
Pentecost Sunday
Maryknoll Lay Missioner Karen Bortvedt reflects on lessons she learned from the deaf community in Cambodia.
Hanoi Summit: Short on diplomacy and treaty
On February 27 and 28, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and U.S. President Donald Trump met in Hanoi for their second summit, a meeting which abruptly ended without an agreement.
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.”