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Catholic COP27 Delegates Call for Reparations
Catholic leaders at the COP27 conference call for wealthy countries to compensate poor nations for loss and damage due to climate change.
Border Mass Honors Migrants who Died while Crossing
U.S. and Mexican clergy concelebrate Mass at the Rio Grande, remembering especially migrants who died while attempting to cross the border.
Pope to Youth: Skip Google, Go to God
In Bahrain, Pope Francis visits a Catholic school attended by students of many faiths and tells them to seek God for advice.
Defending the Oppressed: A Maryknoll Reflection
Debbie Northern, a Maryknoll lay missioner in El Paso, Texas, reflects on the Christian call to seek justice for all who are oppressed.
Catholic Leaders Want Latin American Church That’s Synodal, Reaches Out
CELAM wants Church that heeds the cry of the poor and excluded, with greater roles for women, young people and laypeople.
Catechists Brave Danger to Deliver Food, Supplies to Those Hiding in Myanmar
Catholic dioceses in two countries coordinate to bring food, medicine and shelter materials to people displaced by military coup in Myanmar.
Sister Prejean Continues Fight against Death Penalty
Sister Helen Prejean, who for decades has accompanied death row inmates and advocated against capital punishment, vows to carry on her mission.
Through a Telescope: A Maryknoll Reflection
A Maryknoll sister reflects on the readings for the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time and the grace to see things more clearly in unexpected ways.
Maryknoll Office Leads Catholic Effort Urging Biden to Avoid Nuclear Response
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns sends a joint letter calling on President Biden to use diplomacy to avoid nuclear war.
World Cries Out for Peace, Says Pope Francis
Marking the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Pope Francis and other leaders of world religions make a plea for peace.
Gang Violence Cripples Haiti and Terrorizes Women
Human rights groups report that Haiti is paralyzed by violence perpetrated by criminal gangs, including acts of aggression against women.
‘Ecological disaster’: Religious Leaders Call for End to Ghana’s Illegal Mines
Ghana’s Catholic bishops warn of “environmental coup d’état” from rampant destruction of the country’s natural resources via illegal mining.
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