Facing the Crisis: A Catholic Offer of Wisdom and Courage to Congress
With great concern for the state of the U.S. democracy, eleven national and international Catholic social justice organizations sent the following statement to Congress on the occassion of Martin Luther King Day.
Resources from the January-February 2019 issue of NewsNotes
Find links to the latest reports on child labor, human trafficking, the cost of a U.S. border wall, and much more.
Philippines: Rays of hope amid the darkness
Loreta Castro, director of the Center for Peace Education at Miriam College, in Quezon City, Philippines, writes about the current political challenges in the Philippines.
Uganda welcomes refugees
Uganda is one of the largest refugee-hosting countries in the world. With few resources to offer to more than one million displaced people, Uganda represents a case study for generous refugee-hosting policies.
Brazil: New president, new concerns
The words and actions of Jair Bolsonaro as president-elect and on his first day as president paint a dark picture for Brazil.
What is in the ‘new NAFTA’?
A new trade deal between the United States, Mexico, and Canada makes improvements in a few areas but expands corporate rights in others.
U.S.-Mexico border: Humanitarian crisis
Maryknoll Father Frank Breen reports on his visit to El Paso, Texas in December, where he met up with Maryknoll Father Bill Donnelly of St. Patrick Parish. Together they toured some of the shelters for migrants and refugees
Progress made toward nuclear disarmament
The following is a list of notable international developments toward nuclear disarmament in the past year.
UN climate change conference falls short
With the latest reports on climate change from the United Nations and the U.S. government sounding alarms, world leaders have failed to rise to the challenge of the climate crisis.
The power of lawsuits in fossil fuel divestment
The following article examines financial dangers facing fossil fuel companies due to climate change lawsuits.
A call to empathy, a call to live in the light
Maryknoll Lay Missioner Maria Montello in Cambodia reflects on the rise in reported hate crimes in the United States.
The U.S. Government Shutdown over a Border Wall
Possible shutdown solutions and a moral response to migrants and refugees.