U.S. border wall proposal inconsistent with interfaith values
80 faith-based organizations tell Congress: Border walls are immoral use of public funds.
Understanding the new executive order on climate change
Learn how the new executive order affects U.S. efforts to address climate change and what can you do right now to protect the Earth.
Congressional Republicans join dialogue to solve climate change
35 national religious leaders applaud Republican congressional representatives for their support of a climate resolution.
Laudato Si' and Water
World Water Day is March 22. Maryknoll Lay Missioner Flavio Rocha in Brazil looks at the lessons about water that Pope Francis offers in Laudato Si', the encyclical which is subtitled "On Care For Our Common Home."
Love and welcome for migrants and refugees of all faith traditions
We cannot let fear blind us to the despair of migrants and refugees.
Toward Global Solidarity
Less than one hundred days into the new Trump presidency and it clear that we are experiencing an ideological shift that will have a large impact on both the United States and the world.
Integral ecology: Rules and regulations matter
With the start of the new Trump Administration, Congress has gone to work dismantling agency rules directed at the fossil fuel industry.
Climate action: Proposal by U.S. conservatives
A group of conservative leaders recently shared a plan to decrease carbon emissions that could change the political possibilities for climate action.
Myanmar: Heal, not wound
Maryknoll Sister Mary Grenough, who recently returned to New York after many years on mission in Myanmar, wrote about Cardinal Bo's appeal and actions to promote an end to state-sponsored violence in Myanmar.
Philippines: Bishops denounce extrajudicial killings
In a new pastoral statement, the Catholic Bishops of the Philippines have unequivocally denounced President Duterte’s war on drugs for creating a “reign of terror” among the poor.
Help offered to families of victims of Philippine killings
Faith-based groups conduct trauma debriefing sessions to those left bereaved in drug war.
Africa Union and the International Criminal Court
On January 31 several news organizations reported the African Union (AU) had agreed to a strategy of mass withdrawal from the International Criminal Court.