Central America: Changing U.S. Policies for Migrants
The Root Causes Initiative is working to address the underlying structural and historical conditions driving people to migrate from Central America.
Nonviolence and the Web of Creation
The Earth can teach us how to be nonviolent and in right relationship with each other and all of Creation.
113 Groups Tell TIAA to Divest from Fossil Fuels and Stop Land Grabs
In a letter laying out six demands, the groups reject TIAA’s promise to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 as “greenwashing” and tell TIAA to fully divest from fossil fuels by 2025, and to immediately stop its acquisitions of farmland.
Take action for Haitian asylum seekers
Urge the Biden administration to pursue a just humanitarian response to the situation facing Haitian asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Fr. Dennis Moorman, MM, on mission in Brazil, reflects on the need to restore the bonds that tie together all creation.
Guatemala: Statement on Migration and El Petén
The following is an excerpt of an English translation of a May 25 statement by Fr. Flavio Pereira Tercero and lawyer Ramón Cadena analyzing the root causes of migration in Guatemala, especially the El Petén region, in anticipation of U.S. Vice Pres. Kamala Harris’ June 2021 visit to Guatemala.
Guatemala: Addressing Roots of Migration
Guatemalan groups expressed disappointment with Vice Pres. Kamala Harris’s visit to the country in June.
U.S. Immigration and Budget Reconciliation
The Fiscal Year 2022 budget resolution proposals recently passed by the House and Senate include opportunities for citizenship for many undocumented U.S. residents.
U.S. Border: Title 42 and MPP Remain
Two Trump-era policies severely restricting access to asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border have remained or been recently reinstated, to the dismay of immigrant advocates.
Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Fr. Mike Gilgannon, a priest with the Kansas City-St. Joseph diocese who served alongside many Maryknoll missioners in the Andean region, reflects on the roles suffering and death play in our lives.
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sr. Delia “Dee” Smith, on mission in Guatemala, reflects on how the Eucharist nourishes us for a life of mission.
Call for Bishops Across Americas to Protect Migrants
Catholic organizations ask leaders of bishops’ conferences in the Americas to work together to protect migrants as deaths at the U.S.-Mexico border triple.
Latin America: Dilemma for Solidarity Movement
Recent arrests of Nicaraguan opposition figures are the latest example of actions by left-leaning Latin American governments creating division and consternation among international faith groups and solidarity activists.
Focus on Root Causes of Migration in Guatemala
During her visit to Guatemala in early June, Vice President Kamala Harris made comments regarding migration to the southern U.S. border that sparked controversy.
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Joanne Blaney, a Maryknoll lay missioner in Brazil, reflects on how small seeds of compassion sown can bear abundant fruit.
MOGC Celebrates the Re-designation of TPS for Haiti
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration’s announcement that it would designate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti for 18 months.
Brazil: Corruption Investigations Wreak Economy
The economic consequences of the Car Wash corruption scandal match the far-reaching political turmoil that continues to overshadow Brazil.
Fourth Sunday of Easter
Abby Belt, a Maryknoll lay missioner in Haiti, considers how we can reflect the care of the Good Shepherd to others throughout our daily lives.