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

🗓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

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...

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...

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 “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:

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: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

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...

🚨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...

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 maryknollogc.org/2025/04/28/l...

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...

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...

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 maryknollogc.org/2025/04/21/i...

🇸🇻 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...

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

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...

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.

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

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...

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 maryknollogc.org/resources/le...

🗓Join our webinar "Responding to Foreign Aid Freeze" tomorrow, Feb. 20, at 3pm ET! maryknollogc.org/action/webin...

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. 🗓 maryknollogc.org/action/join-... #pilgrimage #jubileeyear #jubilee

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

The Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) has prepared a set of Know Your Rights handouts in eleven different languages available here: mogc.info/KYR

A dangerous countdown has begun: One year from today, New START – the last remaining treaty limiting the world's two largest nuclear arsenals – will expire. The Doomsday Clock has been set at 89 seconds to midnight – the closest we have ever been to global catastrophe.

Catholic Bishops recently returned from a "pilgrimage of hope" in the Holy Land. In their final communique of their pilgrimage, they wrote the following, as published by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: www.usccb.org/resources/co... #Ceasefire #Gaza #Israel #Palestine

The @prbdata.bsky.social estimated that 60 million deaths could be prevented by 2030 with reasonable investments in primary healthcare (PHC) in low- and middle-income countries. The U.S. should increase its commitment to global welfare, not end it. #health maryknollogc.org/resources/ne...

The new administration issued a directive to freeze all federal foreign assistance by 5pm today, for ninety days. This includes funding for life-saving programs. Our friends at @catholicrelief.bsky.social have released this call to action: support.crs.org/act/foreign-...

Let Congress know that you support humane immigration reform. Together we must stand in solidarity with our immigrant brothers and sisters and speak out to protect the inherent dignity of each person as a child of God. #immigrantswelcome maryknollogc.org/action/defen...

In reflecting on today's scriptures, Maryknoll Lay Missioner Anna Johnson notes the surprise that Jesus must have been for the three wise men searching for a king. maryknollogc.org/resources/sc...

"The Door is open, it is wide open! Come! Let us be reconciled with God, and then we will be reconciled with ourselves and able to be reconciled with one another, even our enemies." #PopeFrancis #Christmas #Jubilee2025

Merry Christmas! May this Christmas bring you and your loved ones peace, hope, and joy. Maryknoll Father Michael Walsh's reflection on today's Christmas readings highlight the value of words and the significance of the "Word made flesh." maryknollogc.org/resources/sc...

Thanks to @ncronline.bsky.social and Dennis Sadowski for this lovely remembrance of Fr. Joe Nangle: www.ncronline.org/news/fr-joe-...

We applaud Pres. Biden on securing a transfer of detainee Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu out of Guantanamo. Each transfer brings the U.S. closer to an end to a lasting symbol torture and human rights abuses. Write to Biden here: mogc.info/GITMO

Tomorrow, December 18, at 11am, join Churches for Middle East Peace for an online vigil as part of the "Advent Not Arms" international campaign. Register here: cmep.org/events/o-com... #adventnotarms #bishops #prayer #prayervigil #globalprayer

Very grateful to be able to spend time with the @orbisbooks.bsky.social Orbis Books at @maryknoll.bsky.social

Today is Human Rights Day! Human Rights Day is in Advent, as Christians around the world prepare the way for the Prince of Peace. Our focus this year is on Gaza. Pray, Study, and Act for Gaza using the resources below. maryknollogc.org/action/pray-... #humanrightsday

Progress on the #climatecrisis cannot be achieved without cutting back on fossil fuels, which is why we oppose the "Energy Permitting Reform Act," a bill that would increase oil and gas leases on public land. Urge your senators to oppose bill: maryknollogc.org/action/tell-...

🚨Starting now: Webinar on UN Biodiversity and Climate Change Conferences 2024! Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns was represented at both conferences by Lisa Sullivan, Integral Ecology senior program officer, and Maryknoll Sisters Margaret Lacson and Dee Smith. www.mogc.info/COPs

Today we celebrate the witness of the 4 US churchwomen martyred in El Salvador 44 years ago. The community of Chalatenango keeps their memory alive: the banner says "Ita, Maura, Karla, Jean, and Dorothy live in our hearts. The legacy of love and solidarity of the Sisters ¡Presente en Chalatenango!"

On this First Day of Advent as the darkness deepens the most radical thing you can do is light a single candle of Hope.

Today, on Worlds AIDS Day, we raise awareness, commemorate those who have died, and celebrate victories such as increased access to treatment and prevention service. See the Maryknoll AIDS Task Force prayer below. #WorldAIDSDay #WorldAidsDay2024 #EndAIDS #HIV