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.
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.
Middle school students learn how to respond as Jesus would to world needs today. After a year of participating in the Missionary Discipleship Institute with her class, a student from St. George Catholic School in Seattle said, “I have loved MDI because we don’t always stay in the classroom to...
A Maryknoll lay missioner from Kansas serves with love in Haiti, making masks for her neighbors during COVID-19 outbreak.Despite rapidly growing numbers of cases of COVID-19 and deaths in Haiti, where I serve as a Maryknoll lay missioner, many people still refuse to believe the virus is here. Yet...
Members of Maryknoll Affiliates chapters work globally and locally to make the world a better place.Pope Francis reminds us we are all called to mission. Being a Maryknoll affiliate has given me a way to answer my call. Maryknoll affiliates are lay people whose lives are centered around four...
We’re all in this together. How often have we heard these words during this time when the COVID-19 virus has been ravaging our world! Indeed, the crisis reminds us just how interconnected we are here at home and around the world. We Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers are more aware than ever of our...
Maryknoll missioners in various parts of the world share how they and the people they serve are responding to COVID-19
We are Maryknoll seminarians doing our overseas training program in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Our missionary training went into high gear in March as Bolivia confirmed more and more cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus and international volunteers were called by their organizations to leave the country.
For many countries in Africa, the steps to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic are exacerbating already dire circumstances, and warnings are mounting of a double tragedy: disease and starvation.
Maryknoll sister’s ministry provides compassionate accompaniment to elderly residents in PanamaThe New Life Foundation in Panama is living up to its name even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. As this virus swept around the world, Maryknoll Sister Geraldine Brake and her team adapted to...
When the first coronavirus case was reported in Japan last January—the second country to report a case after it appeared in Wuhan, China—the students at Tenshi College in the city of Sapporo, Hokkaido, had already finished their exams. There were only a few students around the campus where Maryknoll Father Kenneth Sleyman has been teaching for 19 years.
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
Civilians in Myanmar seeking refuge from military attacks, most of whom are Catholic, are assisted at Church-run humanitarian aid centers.
As a gesture of respect for the suffering in Gaza, Christians in Jordan cancel Christmas celebrations this year.
Following the destruction of Hurricane Otis in the Mexican city of Acapulco, Caritas coordinates relief efforts to reach those affected.
Following the Angelus on Aug. 5, Pope Francis says that wars in Ukraine and the Holy Land are destroying children’s futures in those regions.
A Maryknoll Sister contemplates how to truly honor God and the teachings of Jesus in the midst of ongoing global conflict.
As the Maasai continue to resist the violent eviction from their ancestral lands, women religious and religious leaders rush to their aid.
Holiness is a journey we undertake together, guided by Saints and their example, says Pope Francis on the feast of All Saints day
Pope Francis calls for a cease-fire in the Holy Land; his foreign minister speaks with Iran’s foreign minister about not escalating conflict.
The Synod of the Bishops concludes its 2023 session tackling issues of representation, women’s roles and space for minorities in the Church.
A Maryknoll Lay Missioner reflects on Jesus’ commandment about loving our neighbors in the same way God loves us.
Catholic leaders say Small Christian Communities, mainly prevalent in Africa, Asia and Latin America, are a model for the Church everywhere.
Pope Francis remembers the labor of St. Cyril and St. Methodius, missioners who helped Slavs understand the Bible in their own language.
Amid global conflicts, a Catholic organization urges Pope Francis to write an encyclical on nonviolence and just peace.
At a Mass for the Synod of the Bishops, Cardinal Charles Bo from Myanmar addresses the challenges of the Catholic Church in Asia.
Last Ash Wednesday we wistfully wondered what we might give up for Lent: Movies? Coffee? Dessert?...
My wife Geetha and I met while working in Catholic parish ministries in villages in south India. She is a medical doctor and I have...
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.
On Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020, there was a special ceremony for the blessing of the first child of Emmanuel and his wife Angelina at their modest tent home. Emmanuel is a member of our Church choir at our U.N. camp in Malakal, South Sudan. During the celebration, the choir...
U.N. official accuses various countries of alleged human rights abuses under the guise of coronavirus health restrictions. We are seeing a growing threat to human rights norms around the world...
Letters from our readers about past stories that include the example of women, young adults and Maryknoll missioners. Readers’ responses September 2020.
