Oblate Positions

The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate and the Oblate JPIC Office issue statements on issues of concern to the congregation or sign onto letters to policymakers when these reflect our priorities as articulated in Catholic Social Teaching.

Please visit our Issue areas to learn more about Oblate positions and actions on social justice, economic justice, ecology (including Greening the Congregation), Faith Responsible Investing and Peace. The Resources section of our website has parish resources on a wide variety of issues.

Below are some of the positions taken by the Oblates and letters we have issued or signed onto recently:

• ICCR Shareholder Letter to CEO of PPG Industries on Toxic Emissions. Learn more…
• Faith-based Organizations and Immigration Advocates Urge Senator Schumer to Ensure Fair Immigration Policy. Learn more…
• Oblates Call on California Governor to Sign Law Recognizing a Human Right to Water. Learn more…
• Civil Society Groups Urge President Obama to Press for Greater Financial Regulation Learn more…
• Oblates Urge SEC to Require Greater Disclosure of Boardroom Diversity. Learn more…
• Stop Vulture Funds Bill Supported by Broad Array of Faith Groups and NGOs Learn more…
• Oblate JPIC Urges IMF Loan to Sri Lanka be Conditioned on Tangible Human Rights Progress. Learn more…
• Faith-based and Nongovernmental Groups Condemn Coup in Honduras; Express Concern for Human Rights Situation. Learn more…
• Chevron Human Rights Resolution Supported by Oblates. Learn more…
• Oblate parish priests from the Amazon region issued a statement titled, “Protecting and Respecting the Amazon, we protect the indigenous”. Learn more…
• Oblates Join Religious Coalition Calling for Investigation by US DOJ into use of Torture. Learn more…
• April Action Alert: Support the Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2009. Learn more…
• Socially Responsible Investors Call for Transition to a Low-Carbon, Socially Sustainable Economy. Learn more…
• Civil Society Groups Urge President Obama and Congress to Curb Food Speculation to Fight the Global Hunger Crisis. Learn more…
• Cardinal George Calls for End to Immigration Raids. Learn more…
• Religious Statements Decry Endangerment of Tamil Civilians in Sri Lankan Civil War. Learn more…
• Faith Community Letter to the US Senate on the Lieberman-Warner Climate Change Bill – May 19, 2008 (Download PDF)
• Standing with the People of Zimbabwe: A Statement of the Oblate JPIC Office on the Zimbabwe elections – April 4th, 2008
• Socially Responsible Investors Call upon HR Council to extend mandate of UN Representative – June 3, 2008
• Political Assassinations in El Salvador Denounced – June 3, 2008
• South African Oblate Archbishop calls for End to Violence in Zimbabwe - May 13, 2008
• NGOs Oppose Sri Lanka’s Bid for UN Human Rights Council Seat - May 8, 2008
• Bishops demand LTTE quit Madhu shrine – April 24, 2008
• Sri Lankan NGOs Protest End to Ceasefire – January 24, 2008
• Oblate JPIC Office Opposes US/Mexico Border Wall – October 15, 2007
• End to U.S. Oil Aid Supported by Oblate JPIC Office – June 5th, 2007

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