Climate Change Policy Brief
This is an excerpt from our two-page policy brief on climate change.
COP26 Urgent Appeal Led by Pope Francis
Pope Francis gathered religious leaders and scientists at the Vatican to issue an appeal to world leaders for urgent action at the COP26 UN Climate Talks.
Maryknoll Missioners Take Climate Action
Maryknoll missioners took actions to respond to the cry of the Earth leading up to the UN Climate Talks (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, in November, 2021.
U.S. Church Groups Defend Six Palestinian Organizations Labeled as Terrorists
As Churches and church-based organizations we unequivocally reject this move and call on Secretary Blinken to both demand its immediate reversal and to insist on protection for Palestinian civil society and human rights defenders.
More than 630 Groups Defend Immigrants in New Public Charge Regulations
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns signed on to a comment to the Department of Homeland Security about proposed new regulations to exclude immigrants from access to core health, nutrition, and housing assistance programs.
Faith Leaders Ask Congress to Support the Philippine Human Rights Act
This critical legislation calls for the suspension of security assistance to the Philippines until human rights violations cease and perpetrators are held responsible.
Letter to Congressional leaders on Humanitarian Impacts of Sanctions
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns and more than 40 faith and civil society groups sent a letter to key members of Congress asking for their support of Amendment 152 to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), to assess the humanitarian impacts of sanctions.
US Farm, Food and Trade Justice Advocates Call on Biden Administration to Reorient Approach to Global Food and Agriculture Issues
On World Food Day, the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns and more than 65 groups call for a more just approach to policy development and multilateralism by the United States.
113 Groups Tell TIAA to Divest from Fossil Fuels and Stop Land Grabs
In a letter laying out six demands, the groups reject TIAA’s promise to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 as “greenwashing” and tell TIAA to fully divest from fossil fuels by 2025, and to immediately stop its acquisitions of farmland.
Interreligious Statement on Afghanistan
Immediate and sustained actions must be taken to mitigate the tremendous suffering and consequences of the occupation in Afghanistan and to ensure that future needless and costly wars are averted.
Quarto Domingo en Adviento: Él será la paz
Este reflexión es parte del Guia de Reflexión del Adviento 2021.
“Dichosa tú, que has creído, porque se cumplirá cuanto te fue anunciado de parte del Señor.”
- Lucas 1: 45
En la primera lectura de este domingo, el profeta Miqueas proclama: “De ti, Belén de Efrata, pequeña entre las aldeas de Judá, de ti saldrá el jefe de Israel, porque la grandeza del que ha de nacer llenará la tierra y él mismo será la paz.”
Tercer Domingo en Adviento: Semillas de la esperanza
Este reflexión es parte del Guia de Reflexión del Adviento 2021.