An association of Catholic business leaders will curtail price gouging by setting a cap on prices during the Christmas shopping season.
Maryknoll Magazine Spring 2026
In this issue of Maryknoll, we examine how cuts to U.S. foreign aid have impacted a major AIDS relief program launched decades ago in Kenya by Maryknoll missioners, while in another article, we visit an AIDS hospice started by Maryknoll sisters that provides care and shelter to patients in Guatemala.
We continue our coverage of immigration with a look at the Church’s clear opposition to mass deportation and the mistreatment of migrants. We meet the latest group of Maryknoll lay missioners, accompany young adults on a pilgrimage to Rome, and share other mission stories from around 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.
NEWS
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
Who Are Signs for? A Maryknoll Reflection
A Maryknoll lay missioner serving deaf and hearing students reflects on signs and the Mass readings for the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Catholic COP27 Delegates Call for Reparations
Catholic leaders at the COP27 conference call for wealthy countries to compensate poor nations for loss and damage due to climate change.
Border Mass Honors Migrants who Died while Crossing
U.S. and Mexican clergy concelebrate Mass at the Rio Grande, remembering especially migrants who died while attempting to cross the border.
Pope to Youth: Skip Google, Go to God
In Bahrain, Pope Francis visits a Catholic school attended by students of many faiths and tells them to seek God for advice.
Defending the Oppressed: A Maryknoll Reflection
Debbie Northern, a Maryknoll lay missioner in El Paso, Texas, reflects on the Christian call to seek justice for all who are oppressed.
Catholic Leaders Want Latin American Church That’s Synodal, Reaches Out
CELAM wants Church that heeds the cry of the poor and excluded, with greater roles for women, young people and laypeople.
Catechists Brave Danger to Deliver Food, Supplies to Those Hiding in Myanmar
Catholic dioceses in two countries coordinate to bring food, medicine and shelter materials to people displaced by military coup in Myanmar.
Sister Prejean Continues Fight against Death Penalty
Sister Helen Prejean, who for decades has accompanied death row inmates and advocated against capital punishment, vows to carry on her mission.
Through a Telescope: A Maryknoll Reflection
A Maryknoll sister reflects on the readings for the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time and the grace to see things more clearly in unexpected ways.
Maryknoll Office Leads Catholic Effort Urging Biden to Avoid Nuclear Response
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns sends a joint letter calling on President Biden to use diplomacy to avoid nuclear war.
World Cries Out for Peace, Says Pope Francis
Marking the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Pope Francis and other leaders of world religions make a plea for peace.
Gang Violence Cripples Haiti and Terrorizes Women
Human rights groups report that Haiti is paralyzed by violence perpetrated by criminal gangs, including acts of aggression against women.
‘Ecological disaster’: Religious Leaders Call for End to Ghana’s Illegal Mines
Ghana’s Catholic bishops warn of “environmental coup d’état” from rampant destruction of the country’s natural resources via illegal mining.
PHOTO MEDITATION
Spirituality
Mission in Latin America
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.
Tales from El Salvador, China, Nicaragua & Brazil
Missioner Tales September & October 2015 When I served as a Maryknoll Sister in El Salvador from 1997 to 2005, I helped get documentation from Salvadorans who had known or met Archbishop Oscar Romero to support his canonization process. To listen to their stories and...
ORBIS BOOKS SPOTLIGHT
World Watch
Equal education for girls
In 2000, the United Nations adopted the eight Millennium Development Goals, to be met by 2015. The goals form a blueprint agreed to by all countries and leading development institutions. The goals...
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