Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns
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We are the advocacy-analysis office for Maryknoll missioners, promoting justice, peace, and integrity of creation.
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Thanks @maryknollogc.bsky.social for supporting H. Res. 317 & reminding us that nuclear weapons threaten God’s creation more than ever before.
Together we urge Congress to co-sponsor and lead us back from the brink.
#FightForASaferWorld #HRes317 #nonukes #nucleardisarmament #backfromthebrink
Together we urge Congress to co-sponsor and lead us back from the brink.
#FightForASaferWorld #HRes317 #nonukes #nucleardisarmament #backfromthebrink
July 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Thanks @maryknollogc.bsky.social for supporting H. Res. 317 & reminding us that nuclear weapons threaten God’s creation more than ever before.
Together we urge Congress to co-sponsor and lead us back from the brink.
#FightForASaferWorld #HRes317 #nonukes #nucleardisarmament #backfromthebrink
Together we urge Congress to co-sponsor and lead us back from the brink.
#FightForASaferWorld #HRes317 #nonukes #nucleardisarmament #backfromthebrink
🗓THIS FRIDAY at 9am ET - Religious Life for Climate Justice: Turning Hope into Action
Catholics from around the world are gathering to meet the moment of the urgent climate crisis.
Join us virtually in English, Spanish, French, Italian or Portuguese: mogc.me/RL4CJ
#ClimateAction #climatechange
Catholics from around the world are gathering to meet the moment of the urgent climate crisis.
Join us virtually in English, Spanish, French, Italian or Portuguese: mogc.me/RL4CJ
#ClimateAction #climatechange
July 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
🗓THIS FRIDAY at 9am ET - Religious Life for Climate Justice: Turning Hope into Action
Catholics from around the world are gathering to meet the moment of the urgent climate crisis.
Join us virtually in English, Spanish, French, Italian or Portuguese: mogc.me/RL4CJ
#ClimateAction #climatechange
Catholics from around the world are gathering to meet the moment of the urgent climate crisis.
Join us virtually in English, Spanish, French, Italian or Portuguese: mogc.me/RL4CJ
#ClimateAction #climatechange
This morning, Israel fired on the Catholic Church of the Holy Family in Gaza, killing three people and injuring more, including the parish priest.
#PopeLeo wrote: "I am deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life and injury caused by the military attack on the Holy Family Church in #Gaza...
#PopeLeo wrote: "I am deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life and injury caused by the military attack on the Holy Family Church in #Gaza...
July 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The U.S. negotiated "peace deal" between Rwanda and the DRC risks swapping war for resource exploitation. Learn more about the plans for U.S. mineral rights in the Congo:
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DRC and Rwanda Sign Peace Deal - Maryknoll Office of Global Concerns
The U.S.-Qatari negotiated peace accord swaps war for resource mining.
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July 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The U.S. negotiated "peace deal" between Rwanda and the DRC risks swapping war for resource exploitation. Learn more about the plans for U.S. mineral rights in the Congo:
maryknollogc.org/2025/07/02/d...
maryknollogc.org/2025/07/02/d...
Today, International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, is dedicated to honoring survivors and speaking out against torture in all its forms.
The U.S. now plans to send migrants to Guantanamo Bay, a place synonymous with torture and human rights abuses. The U.S. must do better.
The U.S. now plans to send migrants to Guantanamo Bay, a place synonymous with torture and human rights abuses. The U.S. must do better.
Trump said he'd send 30,000 migrants to Guantánamo. He's sent about 500
Trump vowed in January to send up to 30,000 migrants to Guantánamo, but so far about 500 have been flown to and from there. Critics say his goal appears to be frightening migrants into self-deporting.
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June 26, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Today, International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, is dedicated to honoring survivors and speaking out against torture in all its forms.
The U.S. now plans to send migrants to Guantanamo Bay, a place synonymous with torture and human rights abuses. The U.S. must do better.
The U.S. now plans to send migrants to Guantanamo Bay, a place synonymous with torture and human rights abuses. The U.S. must do better.
The “One Big Beautiful Bill” passed by the House has a 5% blanket tax that would unduly burden African nations, potentially costing them billions of dollars.
The Africa Faith & Justice Network coordinated a letter to the Senate to ask that the potentially harmful clause be removed:
The Africa Faith & Justice Network coordinated a letter to the Senate to ask that the potentially harmful clause be removed:
May 28, 2025 at 10:28 PM
The “One Big Beautiful Bill” passed by the House has a 5% blanket tax that would unduly burden African nations, potentially costing them billions of dollars.
The Africa Faith & Justice Network coordinated a letter to the Senate to ask that the potentially harmful clause be removed:
The Africa Faith & Justice Network coordinated a letter to the Senate to ask that the potentially harmful clause be removed:
Catholic Relief Services invites us on Sat. May 17 at 1 pm ET to join a nationwide call to prayer and action to protect life-saving international humanitarian assistance. Sign up here:
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May 15, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Catholic Relief Services invites us on Sat. May 17 at 1 pm ET to join a nationwide call to prayer and action to protect life-saving international humanitarian assistance. Sign up here:
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Tomorrow the Senate votes S.Res. 195, which would require Sec. Rubio to report on compliance with court mandates to return detainee to the U.S. and report on human rights conditions in the prison.
Write to your senators to ask for their support on S.Res. 195:
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Write to your senators to ask for their support on S.Res. 195:
maryknollogc.org/action/ask-s...
Ask Senate for Accountability on Migrants Sent to El Salvador - Maryknoll Office of Global Concerns
Ask your senators to support accountability for the treatment of migrants and inmates imprisoned in El Salvador, using the form below. Since March 15, when the Trump Administration sent 238...
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May 13, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Tomorrow the Senate votes S.Res. 195, which would require Sec. Rubio to report on compliance with court mandates to return detainee to the U.S. and report on human rights conditions in the prison.
Write to your senators to ask for their support on S.Res. 195:
maryknollogc.org/action/ask-s...
Write to your senators to ask for their support on S.Res. 195:
maryknollogc.org/action/ask-s...
🚨The deadline to register for Korea Peace Advocacy week is this Friday!
Participants will take part in up to three virtual meetings with their members of Congress urge lawmakers to co-sponsor and pass the Peace on the Korean Peninsula Act.
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Participants will take part in up to three virtual meetings with their members of Congress urge lawmakers to co-sponsor and pass the Peace on the Korean Peninsula Act.
maryknollogc.org/action/regis...
Register for Korea Peace Advocacy Week - Maryknoll Office of Global Concerns
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns and our partners in the Korea Peace Network invite you to join us for Korea Peace Advocacy Week, June 9–13. Participants will take part...
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May 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
🚨The deadline to register for Korea Peace Advocacy week is this Friday!
Participants will take part in up to three virtual meetings with their members of Congress urge lawmakers to co-sponsor and pass the Peace on the Korean Peninsula Act.
maryknollogc.org/action/regis...
Participants will take part in up to three virtual meetings with their members of Congress urge lawmakers to co-sponsor and pass the Peace on the Korean Peninsula Act.
maryknollogc.org/action/regis...
Encyclicals written, countries visited, saints canonized—Pope Francis' 12-year long pontificate was distinguished by Gospel values of mercy, social justice, and care for creation.
#pope #PopeFrancis
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#pope #PopeFrancis
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Legacy of Pope Francis - Maryknoll Office of Global Concerns
Pope Francis was laid to rest in a funeral Mass in Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome on April 28. As we reflect on his 12-year pontificate, we celebrate a life and legacy rooted in Gospel values of mercy...
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April 28, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Encyclicals written, countries visited, saints canonized—Pope Francis' 12-year long pontificate was distinguished by Gospel values of mercy, social justice, and care for creation.
#pope #PopeFrancis
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#pope #PopeFrancis
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In honor of Pope Francis, who consistently emphasized the importance of “love your neighbor” as a fundamental aspect of our faith, we invite you to take action for Haiti.
Join tomorrow's webinar and sign the petition
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Join tomorrow's webinar and sign the petition
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Join Webinar on Haiti - Maryknoll Office of Global Concerns
What should “love your neighbor” mean for U.S. policy toward Haiti? In honor of Pope Francis, who consistently emphasized the importance of “love your neighbor” as a fundamental aspect of...
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April 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
In honor of Pope Francis, who consistently emphasized the importance of “love your neighbor” as a fundamental aspect of our faith, we invite you to take action for Haiti.
Join tomorrow's webinar and sign the petition
maryknollogc.org/action_alert...
Join tomorrow's webinar and sign the petition
maryknollogc.org/action_alert...
Earth Day takes on special meaning this year, arriving as it does at the beginning of the Easter Season, and amid global mourning for Pope Francis.
We invite you to honor his prophetic life by taking three actions on these themes. #popefrancis
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We invite you to honor his prophetic life by taking three actions on these themes. #popefrancis
maryknollogc.org/action_alert...
Honor Pope Francis for Earth Day - Maryknoll Office of Global Concerns
Earth Day takes on special meaning this year, arriving as it does at the beginning of the Easter Season, and amid global mourning for Pope Francis. Choosing the name of...
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April 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Earth Day takes on special meaning this year, arriving as it does at the beginning of the Easter Season, and amid global mourning for Pope Francis.
We invite you to honor his prophetic life by taking three actions on these themes. #popefrancis
maryknollogc.org/action_alert...
We invite you to honor his prophetic life by taking three actions on these themes. #popefrancis
maryknollogc.org/action_alert...
With heavy hearts, the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joins the world in mourning the passing of Pope Francis, who died in Rome on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88, twelve years after he began his papacy
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In Gratitude for the Life and Leadership of Pope Francis - Maryknoll Office of Global Concerns
With heavy hearts, the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joins the world in mourning the passing of Pope Francis, who died in Rome on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88, twelve years a...
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April 21, 2025 at 7:31 PM
With heavy hearts, the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joins the world in mourning the passing of Pope Francis, who died in Rome on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88, twelve years after he began his papacy
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🇸🇻 President Bukele is in DC today.
But behind the photo ops lies a troubling reality:
🟥 Negotiations with gangs
🟥 Corruption and lack of transparency
🟥 Repression of dissent
The U.S. must take a closer look. WOLA breaks it down. 👇
wola.org/analysis/fou...
But behind the photo ops lies a troubling reality:
🟥 Negotiations with gangs
🟥 Corruption and lack of transparency
🟥 Repression of dissent
The U.S. must take a closer look. WOLA breaks it down. 👇
wola.org/analysis/fou...
Four Reasons Why the U.S. Should be Concerned about What’s Happening in El Salvador - WOLA
Today, on April 14, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele will visit the White House per special invitation from President Donald Trump. President Trump shared the invitation letter on X on April 1, co...
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April 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
🇸🇻 President Bukele is in DC today.
But behind the photo ops lies a troubling reality:
🟥 Negotiations with gangs
🟥 Corruption and lack of transparency
🟥 Repression of dissent
The U.S. must take a closer look. WOLA breaks it down. 👇
wola.org/analysis/fou...
But behind the photo ops lies a troubling reality:
🟥 Negotiations with gangs
🟥 Corruption and lack of transparency
🟥 Repression of dissent
The U.S. must take a closer look. WOLA breaks it down. 👇
wola.org/analysis/fou...
Our friends at Pax Christi International are organizing a Global Day of Prayer for Peace in Sudan on April 11.
Find out more on our website: maryknollogc.org/action_alert...
#LightingTheWaySudan
Find out more on our website: maryknollogc.org/action_alert...
#LightingTheWaySudan
Join the Global Day of Prayer for Peace in Sudan on April 11 - Maryknoll Office of Global Concerns
We would like to share with you an invitation from Pax Christi International to observe the Global Day of Prayer for Peace in Sudan on April 11. Next week marks...
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April 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Our friends at Pax Christi International are organizing a Global Day of Prayer for Peace in Sudan on April 11.
Find out more on our website: maryknollogc.org/action_alert...
#LightingTheWaySudan
Find out more on our website: maryknollogc.org/action_alert...
#LightingTheWaySudan
Our director was quoted in OSV News: "As the U.S. bishops said in their letter to the president, the U.S. has the opportunity to make real change that would make the world a better place not only for people on the other side of the world but right here at home"
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US bishops ask Trump in joint letter to pursue global debt relief in the Jubilee Year - OSV News
(OSV News) -- In a world economy rocked by the whiplash of American trade tariffs that has spared few countries, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Jubilee USA Network, an interfaith developm...
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April 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Our director was quoted in OSV News: "As the U.S. bishops said in their letter to the president, the U.S. has the opportunity to make real change that would make the world a better place not only for people on the other side of the world but right here at home"
www.osvnews.com/us-bishops-a...
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Once again in front of the US Capitol Building for Faithful Witness Wednesdays, our multi-faith vigil calling upon Congress to exercise greater moral courage in upholding its Article 1 powers.
March 26, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Once again in front of the US Capitol Building for Faithful Witness Wednesdays, our multi-faith vigil calling upon Congress to exercise greater moral courage in upholding its Article 1 powers.
Today, March 24 at 6 p.m. MT, at San Jacinto Plaza, Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso spearheads a march and vigil to protest the Trump administration's plans for mass deportations, inviting "all people of faith and everyone committed to the common good" with participants marching to Sacred Heart Church.
March 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Today, March 24 at 6 p.m. MT, at San Jacinto Plaza, Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso spearheads a march and vigil to protest the Trump administration's plans for mass deportations, inviting "all people of faith and everyone committed to the common good" with participants marching to Sacred Heart Church.
Today, on St. Joseph's Day, let us recall that St Joseph and the Holy Family were refugees.
Right now, due to actions the federal government has taken, the vast majority of overseas refugee processing remains paused and no refugees are being resettled.
Let Congress know you care: mogc.info/4bV5SEx
Right now, due to actions the federal government has taken, the vast majority of overseas refugee processing remains paused and no refugees are being resettled.
Let Congress know you care: mogc.info/4bV5SEx
March 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Today, on St. Joseph's Day, let us recall that St Joseph and the Holy Family were refugees.
Right now, due to actions the federal government has taken, the vast majority of overseas refugee processing remains paused and no refugees are being resettled.
Let Congress know you care: mogc.info/4bV5SEx
Right now, due to actions the federal government has taken, the vast majority of overseas refugee processing remains paused and no refugees are being resettled.
Let Congress know you care: mogc.info/4bV5SEx
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. Read the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns' statement below.
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March 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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. Read the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns' statement below.
maryknollogc.org/2025/03/17/m...
maryknollogc.org/2025/03/17/m...
Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent!
Download our Lenten Reflection Guide: Jubilee of Hope, for reflections on the Lenten readings and how they relate to the Jubilee year. We hope it may spark the light of faith in uncertain times.
#AshWednesday
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Download our Lenten Reflection Guide: Jubilee of Hope, for reflections on the Lenten readings and how they relate to the Jubilee year. We hope it may spark the light of faith in uncertain times.
#AshWednesday
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Lenten Reflection Guide 2025: Jubilee of Hope - Maryknoll Office of Global Concerns
Join us for prayer this Lent with reflections on the readings from Ash Wednesday, March 5, through Palm Sunday, April 13. The 2025 Lenten Reflection Guide: Jubilee of Hope from the Maryknoll Office fo...
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March 5, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent!
Download our Lenten Reflection Guide: Jubilee of Hope, for reflections on the Lenten readings and how they relate to the Jubilee year. We hope it may spark the light of faith in uncertain times.
#AshWednesday
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Download our Lenten Reflection Guide: Jubilee of Hope, for reflections on the Lenten readings and how they relate to the Jubilee year. We hope it may spark the light of faith in uncertain times.
#AshWednesday
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🗓Join our webinar "Responding to Foreign Aid Freeze" tomorrow, Feb. 20, at 3pm ET!
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Webinar: Responding to Foreign Aid Freeze
Join our webinar on “Responding to the Foreign Aid Freeze” on Feb. 20 at 3pm ET. Since the new Administration imposed a spending freeze and stop-work order on almost all U.S. foreign aid, Maryknoll mi...
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February 19, 2025 at 11:41 PM
🗓Join our webinar "Responding to Foreign Aid Freeze" tomorrow, Feb. 20, at 3pm ET!
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Pope Francis was admitted to a hospital in Rome to treat a respiratory infection. Join us in prayer for our Holy Father with the prayer written by the Felician Services. www.felicianservices.org/prayers-for-...
February 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Pope Francis was admitted to a hospital in Rome to treat a respiratory infection. Join us in prayer for our Holy Father with the prayer written by the Felician Services. www.felicianservices.org/prayers-for-...
In less than a week!
Register for the Catholic Pilgrims of Hope for Creation virtual launch party, on 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗙𝗲𝗯. 𝟭𝟴, 𝟵𝗮𝗺 𝗘𝗧. 🗓
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Register for the Catholic Pilgrims of Hope for Creation virtual launch party, on 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗙𝗲𝗯. 𝟭𝟴, 𝟵𝗮𝗺 𝗘𝗧. 🗓
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Join Catholic Pilgrims of Hope for Creation
Register for the Catholic Pilgrims of Hope for Creation virtual launch party, on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 9am ET. In the midst of the ecological disasters we see all around us, as Catholics we mark the year ...
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February 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
In less than a week!
Register for the Catholic Pilgrims of Hope for Creation virtual launch party, on 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗙𝗲𝗯. 𝟭𝟴, 𝟵𝗮𝗺 𝗘𝗧. 🗓
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Register for the Catholic Pilgrims of Hope for Creation virtual launch party, on 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗙𝗲𝗯. 𝟭𝟴, 𝟵𝗮𝗺 𝗘𝗧. 🗓
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Pope Francis wrote a letter to United States bishops urging them to uphold the dignity of migrants. Read the full letter here: maryknollogc.org/resources/st... #welcomewithdignity #migrantswelcome #migrants #immigrants #PopeFrancis #Popequotes
Letter of the Holy Father Francis to the Bishops of the United States
Pope Francis addresses U.S. bishops, urging them to uphold the dignity of migrants. He criticizes policies that equate illegal status with criminality while acknowledging a nation’s right to security ...
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February 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Pope Francis wrote a letter to United States bishops urging them to uphold the dignity of migrants. Read the full letter here: maryknollogc.org/resources/st... #welcomewithdignity #migrantswelcome #migrants #immigrants #PopeFrancis #Popequotes