Statements
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U.S. Sanctions on Palestinian Human Rights Orgs Erode International Law
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 79 organizations in an open letter expressing grave concern about the Trump administration’s imposition of sanctions on…
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Five Takeaways of Dilexi Te
Pope Leo’s first new teaching was released today, October 9, 2025. In it, our new pope pushes us to put our faith into action…
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Letter to Congress Opposing U.S. Strikes on Venezuelan Boats
Sixty-two faith and civil society organizations, including the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, sent the following letter to Congress expressing our alarm at the…
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Faith Leaders Denounce Political Violence
“Our sacred texts are clear: violence is never the answer,” say more than 100 faith leaders in statement denouncing political violence and attacks on…
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Maryknoll OGC Joins 100+ Organizations in Calling on a Just Peace for Palestine
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined over a hundred other organizations in a letter to leaders and delegates to the high-level UN Conference for…
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Maryknoll OGC Joins Open Letter in Support of H. Res. 317
In an open letter to the U.S. House of Representatives, Maryknoll Office for Global concerns joined a coalition led by Back from the Brink:…
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Maryknoll OGC Signs Letter to Senate Urging Against Foreign Aid Funding Rescission
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined the Interfaith Working Group on Foreign Assistance in this letter to the leadership on the Senate Committee on…
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Maryknoll OGC Among 200+ NGO’s Calling for UN-Coordinated Aid Distribution in Gaza
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns was among 200+ NGOs calling for an immediate end the deadly Israeli distribution scheme in Gaza and revert to…
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Maryknoll OGC Joins Amicus Brief to U.S. Court of Appeals on Behalf of Humanitarian Parole Plaintiffs
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 11 religiously-affiliated organizations that provide support to immigrants in writing to the U.S. Court of Appeals on the…
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Maryknoll OGC Joins Letter to Senate in Opposition to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 45 other faith-based organizations in the Washington, DC, Interfaith Staff Community writing to the Majority Leader and Minority…
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Maryknoll OGC Â Joins Statement Decrying Strike on Iran
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined over 75 civil and human rights and foreign policy organizations in condemning U.S. unauthorized strikes on Iran.
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Maryknoll OGC Joins Letter in Support of Iran War Power Resolutions
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns was among the eighteen signatories of an ecumenical letter organized by Churches for Middle East Peace sent to House…
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Faiths Are Still In
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns was among the over 45 national, state, and local faith organizations that signed a statement affirming commitment to the…
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With the Election of the New South Korean President, US Advocates Organize for Korea Peace
Maryknoll OGC was among the peace advocate organizations that released a statement in support of peace in the wake of the election of the…
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Maryknoll OGC Joins Statement in Support of the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 800 other institutions in endorsing the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act, which would protect schools and houses of worship…
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Maryknoll OGC Signs Open Letter to President Trump Urging Action on U.S. Gun Smuggling to Mexico
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined an open letter to President Trump noting that 70 percent of firearms recovered from crime scenes in Mexico…
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Maryknoll OGC Joins Letter to Congress in Support of Peace in the Philippines
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined other faith based groups in a letter to the chairs and ranking members of the House and Senate…
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Maryknoll OGC Joins Interfaith Letter to Congress Urging Nuclear Disarmament
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns was among the 16 faith-based groups that wrote to members of Congress requesting support of “renewed diplomatic efforts to…
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U.S. Sanctions on Palestinian Human Rights Orgs Erode International Law
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 79 organizations in an open letter expressing grave concern about the Trump administration’s imposition of sanctions on…
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Five Takeaways of Dilexi Te
Pope Leo’s first new teaching was released today, October 9, 2025. In it, our new pope pushes us to put our faith into action…
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Letter to Congress Opposing U.S. Strikes on Venezuelan Boats
Sixty-two faith and civil society organizations, including the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, sent the following letter to Congress expressing our alarm at the…
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Faith Leaders Denounce Political Violence
“Our sacred texts are clear: violence is never the answer,” say more than 100 faith leaders in statement denouncing political violence and attacks on…
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Maryknoll OGC Joins 100+ Organizations in Calling on a Just Peace for Palestine
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined over a hundred other organizations in a letter to leaders and delegates to the high-level UN Conference for…
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Maryknoll OGC Joins Open Letter in Support of H. Res. 317
In an open letter to the U.S. House of Representatives, Maryknoll Office for Global concerns joined a coalition led by Back from the Brink:…
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Maryknoll OGC Signs Letter to Senate Urging Against Foreign Aid Funding Rescission
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined the Interfaith Working Group on Foreign Assistance in this letter to the leadership on the Senate Committee on…
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Maryknoll OGC Among 200+ NGO’s Calling for UN-Coordinated Aid Distribution in Gaza
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns was among 200+ NGOs calling for an immediate end the deadly Israeli distribution scheme in Gaza and revert to…
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Maryknoll OGC Joins Amicus Brief to U.S. Court of Appeals on Behalf of Humanitarian Parole Plaintiffs
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 11 religiously-affiliated organizations that provide support to immigrants in writing to the U.S. Court of Appeals on the…
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Maryknoll OGC Joins Letter to Senate in Opposition to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 45 other faith-based organizations in the Washington, DC, Interfaith Staff Community writing to the Majority Leader and Minority…
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Maryknoll OGC Â Joins Statement Decrying Strike on Iran
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined over 75 civil and human rights and foreign policy organizations in condemning U.S. unauthorized strikes on Iran.
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Maryknoll OGC Joins Letter in Support of Iran War Power Resolutions
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns was among the eighteen signatories of an ecumenical letter organized by Churches for Middle East Peace sent to House…
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Faiths Are Still In
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns was among the over 45 national, state, and local faith organizations that signed a statement affirming commitment to the…
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With the Election of the New South Korean President, US Advocates Organize for Korea Peace
Maryknoll OGC was among the peace advocate organizations that released a statement in support of peace in the wake of the election of the…
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Maryknoll OGC Joins Statement in Support of the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined 800 other institutions in endorsing the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act, which would protect schools and houses of worship…
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Maryknoll OGC Signs Open Letter to President Trump Urging Action on U.S. Gun Smuggling to Mexico
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined an open letter to President Trump noting that 70 percent of firearms recovered from crime scenes in Mexico…
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Maryknoll OGC Joins Letter to Congress in Support of Peace in the Philippines
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined other faith based groups in a letter to the chairs and ranking members of the House and Senate…
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Maryknoll OGC Joins Interfaith Letter to Congress Urging Nuclear Disarmament
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns was among the 16 faith-based groups that wrote to members of Congress requesting support of “renewed diplomatic efforts to…