Meet the new General Council of the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers: Fathers Lance Nadeau, James Lynch, Lam Hua and Timothy Kilkelly.
Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers Installs New Leadership Council
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Maryknoll Magazine Winter 2026
This issue of Maryknoll magazine presents stories about immigration and the Maryknoll missioners who help migrants, refugees, and displaced people both in the United States and abroad.
Be inspired by a photo meditation on Mother Cabrini. Learn about the compassion of a Maryknoll Sister who serves children of migrant families affected by mass deportations in Florida. Read about the journey of an undocumented migrant who became a permanent deacon and now leads Maryknoll immersion trips back to his home country.
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.
China Bound and Beyond
September 12, 1921: the first six Maryknoll sisters set out for mission in China. Their departure was both joyful and sobering, as they bid farewell to families and homeland for life.
Responding to God’s Call
Candidates to priesthood and brotherhood share in the Maryknoll spirit during vocational formation aryknoll seminarian John Siyumbu was asked to visit an elderly woman in Chicago and pray with her family. Responding to his call to serve and accompany God’s people, he...
Father Joseph Thaler’s Call Within The Call
Father Joseph Thaler reflects on his lifelong mission to serve as a Maryknoll priest alongside the most vulnerable people of Nepal.
Smiles and Tears in São Paulo’s Favelas
Serving in São Paulo, Brazil, Margarita Durán has found that building new relationships and friendships is the most rewarding part of being a lay missioner.
Hope on Hooves Helps Tanzanians
Volunteering in a goat project in Tanzania called Hope on Hooves, a Maryknoll affiliate from Seattle discovers mission is from everywhere to everywhere. never thought it would be possible to do mission in Tanzania from my living room in the state of Washington. But a goat...
Being A Good Neighbor While Caring For The Earth
New solar canopy project aligns with the Maryknoll Society’s goal to combat environmental destruction and care for God’s creation.
Families in Mission in Massachusetts
Father Alejandro López Cardinale and his Massachusetts parishioners launch a family project to foster a sense of belonging during COVID-19.
In Memoriam 2021
In Memoriam 2021: Please pray for our Maryknoll missioners—priests, brothers and sisters—who died during the past year. May they rest in peace with the Lord.
NEWS
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
War-weary Ukrainians Hope for Peace as Third Anniversary of Invasion Nears, Bishop Says
Church leaders speak out against Russian strikes on eastern Ukraine over the weekend that took lives and damaged the historic city of Odesa.
A Child’s Life Is Never Worth Sacrificing, Pope Tells World Leaders
“A childhood denied is a silent scream,” Pope Francis said at a Feb. 3 summit at the Vatican, decrying dire situations as “the new normal.”
Available for Service and Mission: A Maryknoll Reflection
Maryknoll Father James Kroeger reflects on the Presentation of the Lord and the call to be available for service and mission.
Pope: Hope for the Marginalized Is Key to Peace
Though dialogue and diplomacy, Pope Francis says to conference attendees in Havana, countries build societies rooted in solidarity with the marginalized.
Latin American Church Leaders Decry Deportations
As deportations to Latin America increase, church and national leaders speak out about remittances, treatment of migrants and tariffs.
Congolese Bishop Deplores Escalation of Violence
An emergency summit of the East African Community will meet Jan. 29 to address the violence led by Tutsi rebels in Goma, Congo.
A Story Worth Retelling for Holocaust Remembrance Day
Mother Matylda Getter, Warsaw superior of the Franciscan Sisters of the Family of Mary, saved hundreds of Jewish children from the Holocaust.
Spirit-Filled Bodies: A Maryknoll Reflection
Maryknoll Missioner Kyle Johnson, who serves in Tanzania, reflects on the Sunday Mass readings and the Spirit that enlivens the body.
Catholic Leaders Condemn Trump’s Cancellation of Refugee Program
The president of the US Catholic bishops conference and the head of its Migration Committee decry the order halting the U.S. refugee program.
Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order Challenged
An executive order to rescind birthright citizenship, signed on President Donald Trump’s first day in office, is immediately challenged.
To See as God Sees: A Maryknoll Reflection
Maryknoll Sister Arlene Trant reflects on her ministry with deaf and disabled people in Macau in the context of the Sunday Mass readings.
Cuba to Release 553 Prisoners for Jubilee
The Cuban government pledges to release 553 prisoners in honor of the 2025 Jubilee Year declared by Pope Francis.
Kidnapped Nigerian Religious Sisters Are Released
The two Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Mother of Christ of Onitsha were held by captors for almost a week, their congregation says.
Caritas: People of Gaza Dying ‘A Slow Death’
With Gaza’s last hospital in ruins, the population is “running out of time,” says the head of Caritas Jerusalem.
PHOTO MEDITATION
Spirituality
The New Face of Maryknoll Vocations
Recent chapter of Maryknoll Society affirmed the policy of accepting vocations from our overseas mission areas.
Partners in Mission
Emerging Leader for the Church and Society
Carolina Perez, a young adult leader from Chicago, lives out her Christian calling to be a missionary disciple by striving to build a more...
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, Fall 2021
Missioners offer snippets of mission life in Brazil, Bangladesh, South Sudan and Nicaragua as well as at the Maryknoll Sisters center in New York.
ORBIS BOOKS SPOTLIGHT
World Watch
World Watch: Global Climate Momentum Builds
omentum is building for ambitious action to counter climate change, both in the world community and within the Catholic Church. New climate goals announced by President Joe Biden...
Readers’ Responses
Readers’ Responses Fall 2021
Readers respond to our print, web and social media posts. FAITH PERSUASIONI have been a reader of Maryknoll magazine going back to the mid-1950s. It was my grandfather’s subscription and later my...
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