“It is not just numbers and statistics: It is 80 million people with a name, a face, a dramatic personal story and aspirations,” Archbishop Jurkovic said.
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.
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“It is not just numbers and statistics: It is 80 million people with a name, a face, a dramatic personal story and aspirations,” Archbishop Jurkovic said.
The testimony was offered at the trial of Inocente Orlando Montano, a former colonel in the army of El Salvador, who is on trial in Spain for the murders of six Jesuits, their housekeeper and her daughter on the campus of a Catholic university.
Marking anniversary of visit to Lampedusa island, Pope Francis urges Christians to see face of the...
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Justice movements need people to unite behind strategic goals, says the daughter of Martin Luther King Jr.
The Hutukara Yanomami Association and Brazil’s National Council for Human Rights petitioned the Organization of American States to issue a restraining order for the Brazilian government, so illegal miners and gold miners withdraw from indigenous land.
Earthquake of 7.4 magnitude kills at least five people, damages hospital in the southern state of...
An activist's quest to find out what happened to her husband has been stymied by an absence of...
Facebook campaign seeks to end use of a term deemed offensive to ethnic minorities With...
High court rules against Trump administration's plan to end the Deferred Action for Childhood...
Suffering people in Tanzania are living proof that hope requires a certain degree of resilience...
Church decries discrimination as the COVID-19 pandemic ravages the populous country of Bangladesh...
Latino families have been affected by COVID-19 pandemic along with racism, injustice and...
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.