Join Webinar on Afghan Refugees
Watch the webinar Afghan Refugees: Three years out from Taliban takeover. August marks three years since the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban takeover that followed. The upheaval…
More than 200 Christian Leaders Sign Letter Calling for Ceasefire in Gaza
Prior to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the U.S. Congress in Washington, DC, more than 200 global bishops and Christian leaders, including Sr. Teresa Hougnon, president of the Maryknoll Sisters and Susan Gunn, director of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, call for world leaders to institute a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, halt of offensive arms sales to Israel, and prevention of a broader regional war.
Gaza: Catholics Call for Nonviolence as Famine Looms
Thousands of U.S. Catholics have signed an open letter to Pres. Biden calling for a comprehensive ceasefire in Gaza as threats of starvation grow in the Palestinian enclave.
Tell the White House: Ceasefire Now
Our hearts go out to the many thousands forced to flee Rafah and the dozens killed there on Tuesday, May 28, after Israeli missiles set fire to camps in a…
Maryknoll Joins Letter Calling on G7 Leaders to Prioritize Civil Society Peacebuilding
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined a letter organized by Alliance for Middle East Peace with 160+ other peacebuilding organizations and His Holiness Pope Francis calling on G7 leaders to prioritize civil society peacebuilding at the G7 Summit.
Gaza: Faith Groups Call for Ceasefire
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns and other Christian groups stand with Muslims, Jews, and others in praying, demonstrating, and advocating for a ceasefire and sustainable, just peace in the Middle East.
Sign the Catholic Letter for a Comprehensive Ceasefire in Gaza
More than 200 Catholic leaders, including a cardinal, an archbishop and numerous nuns, have put their names on a letter urging President Joe Biden to push for a cease-fire in Gaza, secure the release of hostages and halt the shipment of weapons to Israel.
Maryknoll OGC Joins 100+ Refugee and Human Rights Orgs Letter on Restoring U.S. Funding to UNRWA
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 102 other Refugee and Human Rights Organizations in a Letter to President Biden, Speaker Johnson, and Majority Leader Schumer on Restoring U.S. Funding to UNRWA. The UN aid organization had its funding frozen by law in this current Congress while famine and starvation conditions exist in Gaza now.
Tell the White House: Ceasefire Now
Join us tomorrow in calling on the White House to pursue peace over war in Gaza.
Global Christian Leaders Call for Ceasefire, Halt to Arms to Israel
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joins 140+ global Christian leaders in call to world leaders for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and a halt to arms sales to Israel.
Celebrate World Water Day
The theme for 2024 is “Leveraging Water for Peace.”
Pray-in for a Permanent Ceasefire
As millions of Palestinian Muslims begin the holy month of Ramadan, innocent Palestinian civilians are dying by the thousands in Gaza.
Churches for Middle East Peace Visits the Holy Land
A delegation of U.S. Catholic and Protestant church representatives traveled to the Holy Land in January and share what they encountered.
Tell the White House & Congress: Ceasefire Now
Nearing the sixth month since October 7th attacks, violence in Gaza shows no sign of ending soon.
One-pager: Call for an Immediate Ceasefire, De-escalation, and Humanitarian Assistance to Gaza
Churches for Middle East Peace share their asks of lawmakers in Congress.
Maryknoll Sisters and Lay Missioners Join Letter to Pres. Biden for a Ceasefire and UNRWA Funding
Leadership of the Maryknoll Sisters and the Maryknoll Lay Missioners joined a letter with other members of Churches for Middle East Peace to President Biden asking for support for a ceasefire and the funding of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency providing aid to the people of Gaza.
Ash Wednesday Liturgy and Ecumenical Public Witness for Ceasefire
Join us on Ash Wednesday, February 14, 11am ET at Lafayette Park, outside the White House, for a liturgy which will include sharing the Eucharist and distribution of ashes, and…
Join Webinar on the Way Forward for Middle East Peace
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns Director Susan Gunn and JPIC Co-Director for the Franciscan Friars Russ Testa report on their recent journey to the Holy Land.