United States Skirts Multilateralism on Seabed Mining
With an executive order and broad interpretations of a 1980 law, the U.S. government now claims authority to issue mining permits in waters outside U.S. jurisdiction.
Many U.S. Leaders Still All In for Climate Action
Despite the United States’s withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement, non-federal U.S. institutions, communities, and economic sectors remain committed to reducing emissions as part of a nationwide, collaborative effort.
Write to Congress for Religious Worker Visa Reform
We ask for your help in urging Congress to fix the broken Religious Worker Visa Program. An increasing number of foreign-born priests, brothers, and sisters in the United States—including Maryknoll…
Join Faithful Witness Wednesday, April 30
For the past two months, and throughout Lent, groups of all faiths have gathered in front of Congress with the message: “It’s time for moral courage!” urging representatives to defend…
Urge Congress to Free the World of Nuclear Weapons
Pope Francis’ legacy of prophetic leadership for peace, justice, and care for creation includes his insistence that “a world free of nuclear weapons is both necessary and possible.” He was…
Maryknoll OGC Signs Letter to Congress Opposing Repeal of Clean Energy Tax Credits
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns co-signed a letter with 31 other faith-based groups urging each Senator and Representative to oppose repeal of clean energy tax credits in the upcoming reconciliation process.
Maryknoll OGC Speaks Out Against Invocation of Alien Enemies Act of 1798
President Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 the weekend of March 15 and sent over 200 Venezuelan migrants to prison in El Salvador, despite a court order against it. The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns response to the concerning series of events is below.
Maryknoll OGC Joins Interfaith Letter to Congress on Sanctuary Cities
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined an interfaith letter in support of jurisdictions that support and protect immigrants. The letter was sent to members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform ahead of hearings on sanctuary jurisdictions. It requests that Congress oppose policies that strip critical funding from communities through sweeping measures like H.R. 32, the No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act, which would indiscriminately cut off health, education, and infrastructure funds for everyone in a respective state or locality, including citizens.
Faith Groups Raise Grave Concerns about Foreign Aid Freeze in Letter to Congress
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined more than 40 members of the Interfaith Working Group on Foreign Assistance in this letter to Congress raising grave concerns about the sudden order to stop lifesaving foreign assistance work around the globe and the dismantling of USAID.
United States Leaves Paris Agreement
For the second time in eight years, President Trump submitted the notification for the United States to leave the international accord that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change.
Hope for Nuclear Disarmament
As the Doomsday Clock moves closer to midnight than ever before, nations meet in New York to work toward banning nuclear weapons, and arms control advocates urge Trump Administration to follow up on “denuclearization” comments.
Letter from Pope Francis and Reply from U.S. Catholic Bishops
Pope Francis took the unusual step of publishing an open letter to the Catholic Bishops of the United States to thank them for their work for migrants and refugees and urge their steadfastness in their defense of the dignity in the face of political pressure and initiation of a program of mass deportation. The letter and the response from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ President that came the day after, are below.
Support Nuclear Arms Control
A dangerous countdown has begun: In less than a year, on February 5, 2026, New START – the last remaining treaty limiting the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals – will…
Responding to the Foreign Aid Freeze
In this webinar we cover the recent changes to U.S. Federal foreign aid spending through a lens of Catholic Social Teachings. The questions we attempt to answer are: The recording of the webinar and the presentation slides are below, as well as the referenced resources from the webinar. This webinar was broadcast live at 3pm…
Three Ways to Advocate for Foreign Aid
The new Administration has issued immediate stop work orders on almost all foreign aid as programs are being reviewed. While Secretary of State Rubio issued an exemption for lifesaving humanitarian…