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.
People of faith join in prayer and solidarity with undocumented immigrants || by Giovana Soria Veronica Castro wakes up her 17-year-old son, Juan, early each morning. She bathes him, helps him get dressed, ties his shoes, serves him breakfast, and walks him slowly to the bus that takes him to a...
Maryknoll Sister brings international Child-to-Child program to Tanzanian youth Aleavyo Akuavyo is an African proverb that means, “The way a child is raised is the way he/she will grow.” In 2015 that proverb became our inspiration for launching the Child-to-Child program at Holy Spirit parish in...
Author sees heroic faith at root of Father Capodanno’s sacrifice It was Labor Day in the United States on Sept. 4, 1967. People were running about the beaches and enjoying the last summer barbecues before school began. But a whole other world away in Vietnam, war raged. On that Labor Day,...
Maryknoll-supported organization seeks to reduce the contamination threatening Peru's waters By Maria-Pia Negro Chin, photos by Nile Sprague Walking with Maryknoll Sister Patricia Ryan along the Coata River in Puno, Peru, more than 12,850 feet above sea level, we see campesinos walking with their...
Rural Peruvian community of Condoraque begins to see fruits of its labor, after years of advocacy By Maria-Pia Negro Chin, photos by Nile Sprague Villagers call the Condoraque River “burning waters” because the toxic waste coming from the mine upstream made the river untouchable. The once...
Communities devastated by floods in Peru look to rebuild || By Robert Monterrey Melgarejo For almost three months earlier this year, torrential rains and floods affected more than 1 million people in Peru. Houses were destroyed, crops obliterated, livestock and farm animals exterminated, waterways...
Maryknoll priests struggle to provide food in drought-stricken parts of East Africa Household pets in America eat better than the average South Sudanese. That, says Maryknoll Father John Barth, who serves in the East African nation, is in normal times. Today a chronic food shortage has become a...
Maryknoll Bishop Patrick Byrne who died on a forced march in Korea becomes possible candidate for beatification My siblings and I were thrilled recently to hear that a commission of South Korean bishops has begun a process that could make Maryknoll Bishop Patrick James Byrne a candidate for...
Maryknoll priest associate Father Kevin Conroy and his team help free mentally ill Cambodians When Father Kevin Conroy pulled up to a humble homestead in the Cambodian village of Treng Troyeng recently, he was in for a pleasant surprise. He encountered normalcy. Just a year ago when he visited...
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
U.S. bishops decry sending migrants from the border to other parts of the States in acts of political theater, with one saying this “offends God.”
Sent by Pope Francis, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski delivers aid under gunfire and prays at a burial site for people killed in the Russian invasion.
Death of a man who was thought to be the last of his tribe in the Amazon basin raises concerns about disappearance of Indigenous cultures.
A Maryknoll lay missioner in Brazil reflects on the Mass readings for the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time and asks, “Are we good stewards?”
Pope Francis addresses leaders of world and traditional religions in Kazakhstan, calls for an end to fundamentalism, violence and extremism.
The intervention of the international community is needed as about 7.1 million people, half of them children, need emergency aid to survive famine caused by draught
Church and international leaders cite reports of Ukrainians, including children, being subjected to mass deportations.
Comboni Sister Maria De Coppi, a missioner with six decades of services in Mozambique, was killed...
A staff member of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns recalls violence in Guatemala as he explores the theme of mercy in the Mass readings for 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Maryknoll Father Vincent Capodanno, a chaplain who gave his life for others, is honored in memorial Masses in New York and Washington, D.C.
Continuing his series on discernment, Pope Francis teaches that God often reaches out to us through the unexpected events in our lives.
Local pastoral leaders in the U.S. share how their parishes are celebrating the Season of Creation, observed Sept. 1 to Oct. 4.
A Maryknoll lay missioner reflects on the Mass readings for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time and the need to continually discern God’s call.
In a new series, on discernment, Pope Francis teaches that people have the choice to grow a “magnificent garden” or make a “desert of death.”
Transforming Faith While Maryknoll missioners’ experiences overseas vary as much as the countries...
On a journey to East Africa a New York deacon gets gifts for ministry A statement on the Maryknoll Society website caught my attention:...
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.
Our new mission in the southeast corner of South Sudan had just started a school where there had never been one for over 100 miles. The idea of going to school for little children who were accustomed to running wild and free, chasing the sheep and goats, was...
The U.N.’s Zero Hunger Challenge seeks to vanish hunger from the planet "Change the future of migration. Invest in food security and rural development” is a slogan promoted by the Food and...
Readers respond to our print, web and social media posts ANIMAL TREATMENT I admire how Brother J. Francis Dolphin has used skills and attractions since childhood to bring joy to the sick and to lead...
