The Senate entered into the record today a letter we joined that asks for an end to transfers of offensive weapons to Israel. Thank you to all who joined us in writing to the Senate asking for a vote in favor of the JRD #ceasefire #CeasefireInGazaNow maryknollogc.org/resources/stat…

The Senate voted yesterday on resolutions that would have blocked arms sales to Israel. We published a reflection by Art Laffin of the DC Catholic Worker who was arrested in a March demonstration in the Russell Senate Office Building: #CeasefireNow maryknollogc.org/resources/news…

For The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, Maryknoll Father John Spain shares about the witness of Saint Archbishop Oscar Romero, with whom Father John Spain worked alongside in El Salvador in the 1970's: maryknollogc.org/resources/scri…

📢 "A glass less than half full"? #COP29 ended, but it didn’t deliver the ambitious and transformative climate action for which we were aiming, but hope and ambition are present in the climate movement as our eyes now turn to Belém, in Brazil for #COP30. cidse.org/2024/11/25/cop…

Last week, Lisa Sullivan attended #COP29 in Baku for our associate Maryknoll GlobCncern . She carried the voices of vulnerable communities all over the globe who unjustly suffer the consequences of #climatechange and called for strong financial commitments. ucanews.com/news/a-spiritu…

What I saw at the border—and why it broke my heart tinyurl.com/mr9xv85b

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

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

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-se…

Today is Human Rights Day! It falls 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/.../pray-study… #HumanRights #HumanRightsDay #HumanRightsDay2024

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-come-… #adventnotarms #bishops #prayer #prayervigil #globalprayer

We applaud President Donald J. Trump on securing a transfer of detainee Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu out of Guantanamo. Each transfer brings the United States closer to an end to a lasting symbol torture and human rights abuses. Write to Pres Biden here: mogc.info/GITMO #closeguantanamo

Today, I'm building on my Administration's historic climate record by setting an ambitious new goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60% by 2035. We're the United States. Together, I know we can do this.

🔴Unsustainable public debts strip nations of the resources needed to invest in the future, locking entire generations into cycles of #poverty and #inequality. For #Jubilee2025, we support Caritas's campaign #TurnDebtIntoHope: turndebtintohope.caritas.org #JustPeaceNoDebt

Tonight, the door of hope has opened wide to the world. Tonight, God speaks to each of us and says: there is hope also for you! #Christmas #Jubilee2025

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/scri…

Programs that benefit migrants could be dismantled in incoming administration, experts say, as migration advocates prepare to raise their voices. Read more in Maryknoll magazine: maryknoll.link/rry