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.
A medical doctor from Denmark shares her gifts as a Maryknoll affiliate in Africa As the volunteer staff doctor at Rays of Hope Hospice in Jinja, Uganda, I was in a quandary on a recent Monday morning. We had six cancer patients needing medical treatment at the national hospital in the capital of...
Maryknoll Brother recounts his missionary life as he prays for vocations Maryknoll Brother Andrew Marsolek is thrilled to invite me to his small room at the Maryknoll Society’s headquarters to show me some of his most prized possessions: fishing rods, antlers hanging on the wall of deer he hunted...
Maryknoll project celebrates 25 years of mentoring Chinese Church leaders As a spiritual director in China, Father Joseph Su used to tell people what to do to be a saint. “Now,” he says. “I will accept them as persons, accompany them and let God lead them.” That new approach to his ministry, he...
Raging fire cannot destroy the new lives being built by a Maryknoll Sisters’ project in Cambodia. Earlier this year Maryknoll Sister Mary Little proudly walked me through the neighborhood of Chak Angre in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, to the new pre-school the Maryknoll Sisters had opened...
Mentally ill in Southeast Asian nation shackled and caged Kong Chhoeung, 53, has been chained to his bed of bamboo slats for 13 years in the Treng Troyeng village of Cambodia. Gaunt and weak with a haunted face, he is shackled at the left ankle and never gets to walk because the chain is too...
Restorative justice process enables offenders and their victims to heal In one of the poorest and most violent neighborhoods in São Paulo, Brazil, Raquel (not her real name), a teacher, was the victim of an armed assault and carjacking. After filing a police report, she heard that the adolescent...
Oklahoma City Archdiocese pursues cause of sainthood for martyred native son Father Stanley Rother Thirty-five years ago this July 28, three men slipped into the rectory of Santiago Apóstol (St. James the Apostle) parish in Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala, at 1:30 in the morning. Clearly familiar with...
Indigenous activist murdered in Honduras defending the environment and human rights On March 5, two days after environmentalist and indigenous leader Berta Cáceres was murdered, thousands of her supporters clogged the streets of La Esperanza, Honduras, carrying her coffin for burial and shouting...
A Maryknoll Affiliate and members of her parish expand their vision by helping refugees find a home in North Carolina Think globally and act locally is a mantra often repeated by the Maryknoll Affiliates—people who identify with Maryknoll’s vision, spirit and charism but remain active in their...
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
A Maryknoll priest who serves in Latin America reflects on the readings for Pentecost and how the Holy Spirit leads us to embrace dialogue and renewal in the Church.
Concerned about Russian blockade of Ukrainian grain, Pope Francis says, “Please do not use food as a weapon of war” at his weekly general audience.
Hundreds of people gathered in the Andean village of Accomarca to bury the remains of 50 victims of a massacre by Peruvian soldiers in 1985.
By Darlene Jacobs, M.M. Sunday, May 29, 2022Acts 1: 1-11; Psalm 47: 2-3, 6-7, 8-9; Ephesians 1:...
A historic Catholic village in Myanmar is targeted once again in the ongoing military aggression against the region’s civilian population.
Pope Francis, San Antonio archbishop and other Church leaders respond to the horrific shooting at...
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns shares suggestions and resources to help readers...
Caritas representatives say the Catholic aid network has assisted more than 1.2 million people affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Lifting measures against Cuba will aid the island country and enable family reunification, says...
Reflecting on the readings for the sixth Sunday of Easter, a returned lay missioner writes that Resurrection spirituality overcomes division.
Pope continues his catechesis on old age, looking at how Job faced his trials and tribulations.
Child labor, on the rise in developing countries, must be remedied by addressing root causes of poverty and inequality, Pope Francis writes.
U.S. Catholic bishops from around the country speak out against the racially-motivated May 14 shooting that killed 10 people in Buffalo, NY.
Catholics in Minnesota begin to assess scope and longevity of trauma caused for First Nations families by religious-run boarding schools.
The fifth in our 2016 spirituality series celebrating the Jubilee Year of Mercy The Aymara people...
From the time she was a young girl in St. James Parish in Dallas, Texas, Therese Caffey wanted to be a missionary. “When I was in the...
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, November & December 2016 I first learned of the concept of accompaniment, of “walking with the people,” from the Maryknoll Sisters. This, I thought, is the ministry to which I am being called here in Nicaragua. Initially, my walk was with the...
In 2015 there were 36.7 million people living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Over three decades, more than 25 million people have died of AIDS worldwide. Now there are finally signs of hope...
CHAINED LIKE ANIMALS The story and pictures of the mentally ill men in Cambodia in the July/August issue of Maryknoll magazine were disturbing. Although Cambodia may be an underdeveloped country, to...
