Synod for the Amazon: What to expect
The Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazonian Region is scheduled to take place in Rome from October 6-27 on the theme, “Amazonia: new paths for the Church and for an integral ecology.”
Indigenous peoples
In Honor of Berta and In Defense of All Defenders
Speak out against the Honduran government’s attacks on human rights and environmental defenders.
DHUMA receives Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Award
A human rights organization co-founded by Maryknoll Sister Patricia Ryan has won the Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Award for 2018 for its work with indigenous communities in Peru. The following speech was delivered by Sister Ryan and her colleagues Cristobal Yugra and Yolanda Flores at the award ceremony sponsored by the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C. on October 4, 2018.
Peru: Org. founded by Maryknoll Sr. Patricia Ryan wins human rights award
Congratulations to Maryknoll Sr. Patricia Ryan and Derechos Humanos y Medio Ambiente (DHUMA), on being named the 2018 recipients of the Letelier-Moffitt International Human Rights Award.
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
June 24, 2018
Maryknoll Sister Helen Graham, on mission in the Philippines for more than 50 years, reflects on the question "Where is God?" when disaster strikes.
2018 Letelier-Moffitt International Human Rights Award
Date:
Oct 4, 2018
Location:
Washington, D.C.
42nd Annual Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awards
Date: Thursday, October 4, 2018
Time: TBD
Location: Carnegie Institute of Washington
1530 P Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
Myanmar: Investor advocacy for the Rohingya
The Maryknoll Sisters and the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers have both sent letters to some of the world’s largest oil and gas companies who are doing business in Myanmar, as a form of investor advocacy on behalf of the persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority.
Brazil: 'The small have little right to the land'
International mission to measure human rights impact of land grabbing.
Brazil and Bolivia: Indigenous and land rights
New policies in both Brazil and Bolivia have the potential to negatively impact indigenous communities, especially communities in isolation, and contribute to climate change and biodiversity loss.
Feast of Corpus Christi
June 18, 2017
Maryknoll Father Shaun Crumb reflects on a simple meal he joined in Bolivia that demonstrates the Body of Christ.
Maryknoll supports environmental defenders
In March, the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns supported two delegations from Latin America who spoke at separate hearings at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Washington, D.C.
Myanmar: Heal, not wound
Maryknoll Sister Mary Grenough, who recently returned to New York after many years on mission in Myanmar, wrote about Cardinal Bo's appeal and actions to promote an end to state-sponsored violence in Myanmar.
Peru: Oil companies harm indigenous communities
Barbara Fraser, a returned Maryknoll Lay Missioner, writes from Peru about the misery and death caused by oil companies on indigenous communities.
Honduras: “Deadliest place to defend the planet”
Global Witness, an international NGO based in London and Washington, D.C., released a damning report on killings and attacks against indigenous and environmental human rights defenders in Honduras.
Trade: Indigenous peoples say “Water is life”
Maryknoll Sister Patricia Ryan and members of the indigenous community where she works in Peru came to Washington, D.C. in September to pursue legal efforts to stop a mining company from polluting their sacred land and water. At the same time, Native American Sioux Indians from Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota were leading demonstrations in front of the White House with a very similar goal.
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