The first International Youth Advisory Body (IYAB) brings together 20 young people from different parts of the world to dialogue with the Vatican.
The Church Establishes the First Advisory Body of Young People
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Maryknoll Magazine Winter 2025
In this Winter issue, Maryknoll missioners reflect Pope Francis’ call to Christians to “abound in hope” by caring for people with HIV/AIDS in Kenya; visiting young prison inmates in El Salvador; and welcoming migrants, exiles and refugees at the U.S.-Mexico border. In Bolivia and Zimbabwe, Maryknoll projects bring together young people and elders in examples of what the Holy Father calls a “covenant between generations.” As we begin the Jubilee Year, read about how Maryknoll priests, sisters, brothers and lay people serve as Pilgrims of Hope across the world.
FEATURED STORIES
Focused on Maryknoll missioners around the world working in solidarity among the poor and marginalized. Articles include issues of importance to people the missioners serve and to the Catholic Church.
Lay Missioner is Lifting Spirits Restoring Life in Bolivia
Maryknoll Lay Missioner John O’Donoghue accompanies sick and disabled people at Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity home in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
Seeking Sustainability in East Africa
Maryknoll Father Hung M. Dinh works to build up and sustain a sprawling rural parish in Tanzania with a network of catechists.
New Maryknoll Priest Is Ordained Despite COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic could postpone but not stop the vocational call to the priesthood for the newest member of the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, Father Gregory McPhee.
Finding True Christmas—and a Vocation
Maryknoll Brother Martin Shea documents with photos and poetry the flight and return of Guatemalan refugees and in the process he finds true Christmas.
Displaced by war in South Sudan
Maryknoll Father Michael Bassano describes what life is like for internally displaced persons in a U.N. camp in South Sudan.
‘Our people have already canonized them’
Forty years after the brutal killings of four U.S. churchwomen, a city in El Salvador claims Maryknoll sisters as its own martyrs.
Agustin de la Rosa Reyes: A Listener and Healer
Agustin de la Rosa Reyes earns his living as a handyman. But by vocation, he is a listener and healer in the La Esperanza community in El Salvador.
In Memoriam 2020
Please pray for our Maryknoll missioners who died during the past year.Father John F. AhearnSister Cheryl AllamFather Robert F. AstorinoBrother Luke R. BaldwinSister Lorraine BeinkafnerSister Joan BerningerSister Camille Marie BlackFather J. Ernest BrunelleSister Frances CalcaterraSister Anne...
NEWS
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
Vatican News Reports 20 Missionaries Killed in 2023
Fides, the official news agency of the Vatican, made known the grim statistic that 20 missioners were murdered during the year 2023.
Holy Families: A Maryknoll Reflection
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns Director Susan Gunn reflects on this Sunday’s Mass readings and the holy families — including refugees — in our midst.
The Incarnation: A Maryknoll Reflection
A Maryknoll sister reflects on the Incarnation in light of the Mass readings for the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas).
Pope: Say ‘Yes’ to the Prince of Peace for Christmas
In his Christmas message, Pope Francis called on people to remember the suffering caused by war and to instead adore the Prince of Peace.
Change to Religious Worker Visa Means Fewer Priests
Recent changes to immigration law will make it difficult for foreign-born priests to serve in the United States, says the Catholic bishops’ migration committee chairman.
Fourth Sunday of Advent
A Maryknoll seminarian reflects on the readings for the final Sunday of Advent and invites others to share the joy of serving.
Texas Law Targeting Migrants Called ‘Inhumane’
Advocates decry Texas governor Greg Abbott’s law authorizing the arrest of migrants entering the state.
Young Gaza Christian: ‘Faith Is Stronger than War’
An 18-year-old sends a wrenching letter from the church in Gaza City where 600 Christians are seeking shelter from bombardment.
Climate Activists Take Stock of COP28
Catholic advocates for the environment say that the international gathering attended by world leaders in Dubai from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12 offers modest hope.
Third Sunday of Advent
A Maryknoll lay missioner at the border tells the story of a migrant named Gil as he reflects on the Mass readings for this upcoming Sunday.
Pope: Message of Guadalupe Is Simple, not Ideological
On the feast day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Pope Francis says that the meaning of the apparition story is found at its most basic level.
Guatemalan Cardinal Is at Risk of Arrest
Advocate for the poor Cardinal Álvaro Ramazzini of Huehuetenango has been warned by Guatemala’s apostolic nuncio that he is at risk of arrest.
Second Sunday of Advent
On this second Sunday of Advent, a Maryknoll Sister meditates on our “readiness” to welcome the Lord as well as those who need our help.
Loss, Damage Funds for Africa Are Urgent
Advocates call for an immediate start of the Loss and Damage Fund to assist poor countries in mitigating the damage of climate change.
PHOTO MEDITATION
Spirituality
St. Joseph: Patron of Dreamers and Discerners
St. Joseph emerges in the Gospels as a man beset by problems, uncertainties and dangers, who, like us, had to live by faith.
Partners in Mission
Abundant Graces Flow in Taichung, Taiwan
A teacher at the Maryknoll Language School in Taichung, Taiwan, reflects on the blessings she has received working with the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers.
MISSIONER TALES
Vignettes from the lands of mission, told by Maryknoll missioners and volunteers. These popular little stories are sometimes funny, often moving and generally inspiring encounters with people on the margins.
Missioner Tales, Spring 2021
Missioner Tales in the Spring 2021 issue of Maryknoll magazine give snippets of mission life in Tanzania, South Sudan, Guatemala and Thailand.
ORBIS BOOKS SPOTLIGHT
World Watch
Water Defenders Face Dangerous Challenge
A new book documents how courageous water defenders in El Salvador made the Central American country the first nation in the world to ban metal mining.
Readers’ Responses
Readers’ Responses Spring 2021
Our readers comment on past articles appearing in Maryknoll magazine under the heading of Readers’ Responses Spring 2021.
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