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Home > Resources > Newsnotes > November-December 2022

November-December 2022

Vol. 47, No. 6

A bi-monthly newsletter on international justice and peace issues.

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Putting the Needs of the Poor First at COP 27

The annual UN Climate Change Convention, which in years past yielded the Paris Climate Accords and Kyoto Protocol, will be held in Egypt. We hope for a human-centered approach that takes into account the marginalized.

November-December 2022

New Film about Laudato Si'

Fr. John Sivalon, MM, Professor of Religion at University of Scranton, describes the new YouTube Original documentary “The Letter” as a message to each of us for collective, transformative action on climate change.

November-December 2022

Haiti Update from a Maryknoll Missioner

Maryknoll lay missioner Jill Foster writes from Haiti about the deteriorating living conditions as the Caribbean country struggles with growing gang violence and organized crime.

November-December 2022

Haiti: Alternatives to Sending Troops

Experts on social justice in Haiti offer six alternatives to international military intervention as the struggling Caribbean nation sinks deeper into economic and political crisis.

November-December 2022

Repression Anew in El Salvador

Returned Maryknoll lay missioner Gigi Gruenke writes about the devastating stories she heard about life under the state of exception in El Salvador during her visit there this past August.

November-December 2022

Faith Community Responds to Russian Nuclear Threats

Groups urge leaders to seek diplomatic solution to war, reject nuclear weapons, and support nonviolent resistance.

November-December 2022

Second Round of Elections in Brazil Splits Church

High tensions in the runup to the runoff elections held on October 30th spilled over into the Church and pulpit in Brazil as Jair Bolsonaro courted the Catholic vote.

November-December 2022

Food Crisis Demands Food Justice

Caritas Internationalis released the following statement on World Food, Oct. 16, urging the global community to address “food injustice” stemming from a disregard for those most overlooked in society.

November-December 2022

Korea Could Be Place for U.S. China Cooperation

The international peace group Women Cross DMZ point to peacebuilding diplomacy on the Korean peninsula as a much-needed opportunity for U.S.-China cooperation.

November-December 2022

Catholics Urge Pres. Biden to be Climate Leader

More than 4,000 U.S. Catholics and nine national Catholic organizations signed the following letter to Pres. Joe Biden asking for bold leadership at the upcoming UN Climate Talks (COP27). The Catholic Climate Covenant delivered the letter on Oct. 27, 2022.

November-December 2022

World AIDS Day Prayer Vigil

Sign up for one-hour of prayer on World AIDS Day, December 1.

November-December 2022

Bumble Bee Tuna Fails Forced Labor Test

Greenpeace East Asia has asked the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency to ban imports of fish supplied by the parent company of Bumble Bee Tuna after uncovering suspected illegal fishing and human rights abuses in the supply chain.

November-December 2022

Resources from November-December 2022 News Notes

Find links to reports, conferences, webinars, podcasts and more.

November-December 2022

Living Gospel Nonviolence Advent Reflection Guide

Download the 10-page guide for Advent starting Nov. 27, 2022. 

November-December 2022
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