Just peace in Bolivia requires constructive dialogue and reconciliation
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns released the following statement on the political crisis in Bolivia on November 27, 2019.
Bolivia: Crisis and Solidarity
Dan Moriarty, an MOGC staff member and returned Maryknoll Lay Missioner who lived in Bolivia for 17 years, examines the political crisis and ways to restore democracy and protect indigenous rights in Bolivia.
Women at the Synod on the Amazon: Protecting Life
Sister Roselei Bertoldo, ICM, offered the following comments on the concerns of women and indigenous communities in the Amazon just days before traveling to Rome to participate in the Synod on the Amazon.
Synod on the Amazon Resources
Find resources on the Synod of Bishops on the Amazon, which occurred in Rome October 6-27, 2020. Included here are links to our series of bulletins on the synod, entitled One Amazon, Many Voices.
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Erica Olson, a returned Maryknoll Lay Missioner who lived and worked in El Salvador, writes this week’s reflection.
Ask Congress to protect workers’ rights in Honduras
Ask your Representative to enforce the labor laws set out in CAFTA and to suspend military aid to Honduras.
Guatemala: Maryknoll Affiliate targeted
Maryknoll Affiliate Claudia Samayoa and fellow Guatemalan Jose Martinez face false accusations of criminal behavior by the president of Guatemala’s Supreme Court for speaking out against corruption and impunity.
Honduras: Stop the violence, denounce the abuse
June 28, 2019, marked the tenth anniversary of the U.S.-backed coup in Honduras that ousted democratically elected President Manuel Zelaya and unleashed a new chapter of violence in the Central American nation. Now, a decade later, Hondurans join waves of Central American refugees in fleeing the drug and gang violence that is plaguing their nation. The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 13 organizations in issuing the following statement to the governments of the United States and Honduras on June 27.
One Amazon, Many Voices
Download our two-page bulletins called One Amazon, Many Voices
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Christine Perrier, a former Maryknoll Lay Missioner who continues to live and work in Peru, reflects on making meaningful connections in a global culture distracted by social media.
Ask your Rep to Speak Out: Ten Years Since the Coup in Honduras
Take action for Honduras on the tenth anniversary of the coup.
Holy Trinity Sunday
Ted Miles, Executive Director of the Maryknoll Lay Missioners, reflects on the power of love to heal our broken relationships and bind us together as God created us to be.
Tell Congress to pass H.R. 6 for Immigrants
Support the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019
Sixth Sunday of Easter
Maryknoll Father John Spain in El Salvador reflects on the lessons we can learn from the early Church.
Tell President Trump Not to Cut Aid to Central America
Send a message to President Trump.
Trump Administration’s Latest Actions on Central America Will Fuel Migration, Not Address It
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joins over 40 U.S.-based faith, human rights, foreign policy, humanitarian, immigrant rights and border-based civil society organizations in a statement to express deep concern over the Trump Administration’s latest actions on Central America including the wholesale cutoffs of assistance to Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador.
Guatemala: Stop judicial harassment of human rights defenders
Write to U.S. Sec. of State Mike Pompeo.
Fifth Sunday of Lent
This week’s reflection was written by Maryknoll Father Ray Finch in 2016. Father Finch lived and worked in the Andean regions of Latin America for many years, and is currently Superior General of the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers.