Pope Francis taught us—through his words and actions—to love and respect every person as a child of God. He called us to welcome migrants with humanity, care for the earth as our common home, and challenge economic systems that idolize…
Many people are deeply concerned about the consequences of the U.S. election results for people organizing for social change around the world. We're checking in with our sisters and brothers from Faith in Action International affiliates to hear how they…
The Root Causes Initiative, a network of faith-based and grassroots organizations across Central America, Mexico, and the U.S., released a sign-on letter to support the Guatemalan people's fight against corruption and impunity, two of the main underlying factors of forced…
U.S. Clergy Call on Biden Administration to Give Haitians the Space to Build Their Own Government and to Extend TPS Protection for Haitians Washington, DC—Haiti's new Transitional Council has issued its first public statement, a sign of hope for the Haitian people. Today, more than…
In response to the increasingly dire situation in Port-au-Prince and across Haiti, clergy leaders from A Way Forward in Haiti sent the following letter today to President Biden and Vice President Harris. March 8, 2024 Dear President Biden and Vice-President…
Faith Organizations call on Biden-Harris Administration to do everything possible to support president Bernardo Arévalo's social justice project Guatemala City, Guatemala - The Root Causes Initiative, a network of faith-based and grassroots organizations from Central America, Mexico, and the U.S.,…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 10, 2023 Washington, DC – Tens of thousands of Guatemalans from all walks of life are engaged in large-scale, peaceful, pro-democracy protests demanding the resignation of Guatemalan Attorney General María Consuelo Porras. Porras is on the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 10, 2023 Washington, DC – Tens of thousands of Guatemalans from all walks of life are engaged in large-scale, peaceful, pro-democracy protests demanding the resignation of Guatemalan Attorney General María Consuelo Porras. Porras is on the…
For more information, contact: Brenda Peralta, causasraizgt@gmail.com, Joe Fleming, jfleming@faithinaction.org, Jesús de la Torre, jdelatorre@hopeborder.org. The Root Causes Initiative, at the invitation of His Eminence Cardinal Alvaro Ramazzini and the Initiative's Guatemalan partners, organized a delegation of faith leaders from…
Seventy-five faith and civic organizations wrote President Biden and Vice President Harris calling for targeted Global Magnitsky Act financial sanctions on top Guatemalan officials and business elites responsible for undermining democracy and persecuting journalists, human rights activists, and anti-corruption prosecutors…
