In recent days, military strikes and retaliatory attacks involving the United States, Israel and Iran have escalated rapidly.  This widening conflict threatens to draw the region into the devastation of a broader war, placing civilian lives at grave risk and increasing...

In 2019, millions of Sudanese citizens rose up peacefully to end decades of dictatorship under Omar al-Bashir. Women, youth leaders, and neighborhood resistance committees demanded civilian rule, dignity, and accountability. For a moment, democratic change felt possible...

The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act)  H.R. 22 has passed the House of Representatives and now moves to the Senate. There are also two new bills – the SAVE America Act (H.R. 7296) and Make Elections Great Again (MEGA) Act (H.R. 7300) –...

The suffering of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank continues at an unconscionable scale. As tensions rise across the wider region and the United States increases its military posture toward Iran, the risk of further escalation threatens to bring even greater...

“See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way, the voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight,’Mark 1:2 The Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson died Tuesday morning in Chicago, IL...

Congress is currently negotiating funding and policy changes related to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and federal immigration enforcement. Recent proposals would expand funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other enforcement agencies without...

1 Corinthians 12:12-14 “For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and we were all made to...

“He shall judge between the nations, and shall arbitrate for many peoples; they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation,   neither shall they learn war any more...

 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”John 15:12–13 Jesus teaches that there is no greater love than the willingness to make the ultimate sacrifice for...

Congress is preparing to vote on a War Powers Resolution (S.J.Res. 98 and H.Con.Res. 64 ), a measure that would reaffirm Congress’s constitutional authority over decisions of war and require the President to seek congressional approval before continuing or expanding U...

On November 18th, 2025, the Department of Education announced six Interagency Agreements (IAAs) transferring portions of its work to the Department of Labor, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the State Department. These changes...

“Remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them.” – Hebrews 13:3 The US House of Representatives has passed two harmful bills: H.R. 5214, the District of Columbia Cash Bail Reform Act of 2025, and H.R. 5107, which would...

The war in Sudan has reached a decisive and deeply dangerous moment. In late October, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized El Fashir in North Darfur after an 18-month siege that left residents cut off from food, water, and medicine. Since then, conditions have only...

The US-led ceasefire agreement for Gaza is only a week old.  The remaining living Israeli hostages have been released and those who died in captivity are being repatriated.  Palestinians in Gaza have experienced relief from the harrowing worry about Israeli...

As nation mourns rash of recent shootings, Office of Public Witness condemns lax gun control measures “What are our leaders waiting for?”Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and arrested him. Suddenly one of those with Jesus put his hand on his sword, drew it,...

“They shall beat their swords into plowshares… neither shall they learn war anymore.” —Isaiah 2:4“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” —Matthew 5:9As followers of Jesus Christ and members of the Presbyterian Church (USA), scripture calls us...

Last week, Prime Minister Netanyahu visited Washington, DC, seeking continued US military support — even as Israel’s relentless bombardment and blockade of Gaza have created a humanitarian catastrophe marked by mass death, starvation, and destruction. Netanyahu currently...

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has long advocated for U.S. foreign assistance that supports sustainable development, safeguards creation, promotes peace, and responds to humanitarian needs.Today, those commitments are at risk. The Trump administration’s rescissions...

The world is facing unprecedented levels of forced migration due to war, famine, climate disasters, and political persecution. More than 100 million people have been forced from their homes. Meanwhile the U.S. immigration system is locked into limits set in 1990 and...

Congress is considering dangerous legislation that would devastate the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—the most effective anti-hunger program in the United States. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), passed by the House in May 2025 and now under...

Congress is considering sweeping legislation that would dismantle the most significant federal investments in clean energy and climate justice in U.S. history. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), passed by the House in May 2025 and now under Senate consideration,...

“Learn to do good; seek justice, rescue the oppressed, defend the orphan, plead for the widow.” – Isaiah 1:17 (NRSV)Public education in the United States is under attack. Billionaires and extreme political interests are working to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education...

Oppose Devastating Cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, and Clean Energy Tell Congress: Vote NO on the House Agriculture Committee’s Budget Reconciliation ProposalAs members of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), we are called by Christ to care for the most vulnerable among us...

On May 15, Palestinians mark 77 years since the Nakba, or “catastrophe.” In 1948, more than 750,000 Palestinians were forced from their homes and communities—displaced and dispossessed of their land—following Israel’s declaration of statehood at the end of British mandate...

In the early hours of Palm Sunday, April 13, Israeli airstrikes bombed the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza—killing three patients, including a child, and causing severe damage to this life-saving institution. Operated by the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, a partner of the...

On his first day in office, President Trump ordered a sweeping freeze on all U.S. foreign assistance programs for 90 days. By the end of February, this action had led to the abrupt termination of more than 90% of grants and contracts managed by the U.S. Agency for...

Sudan is in the midst of a humanitarian catastrophe. More than 60,000 people have been killed, and over 12 million have been displaced. Famine is spreading. Entire communities have lost access to food, health care, and education. Every day brings more suffering—more deaths,...

The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act  of 2025 (SAVE Act)  H.R. 22 was introduced on January 3, 2025, in the 119th Congress and the House is expected to vote on it this week. This bill would require U.S. citizens to present documentary proof of citizenship,...

Transgender individuals and their families continue to face significant discrimination and violence in many parts of our nation. On this Transgender Day of Visibility, we are reminded of the need for stronger protections and support for the rights and dignity of transgender...

The 226th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) urgently called upon the Government of the United States to respond to the dire humanitarian crisis in Cuba by removing Cuba from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism (SSOT).Unfortunately, on January 14,...

As the ceasefire for Gaza remains uncertain, Israel has targeted Gaza again, killing more than 400 Palestinians in Gaza early in the morning of March 18, just as it has continued its offensive in the northern West Bank. Israel has once again cut off all...

The current administration has drastically reduced funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the State Department, cutting more than 90% of grants and contracts.   This significant rollback, coupled with efforts to weaken USAID, jeopardizes...

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