November-December 2022

World AIDS Day prayer vigil

Join the 24-hour vigil on December 1 to pray for those living with HIV and AIDS and for those whose lives were cut short due to HIV or AIDS.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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Faith Community Responds to Russian Nuclear Threats

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

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.

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.

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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.

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.