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Maryknoll Magazine Summer 2025
This Summer 2025 issue of Maryknoll magazine is dedicated to our beloved Pope Francis. Our cover story pays tribute to the pope from Argentina who was a sign of hope and inspiration for the Maryknoll family, the Catholic Church and the world.
While our print magazine went to press before the conclave, our web pages reflect the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first from the United States. The summer issue also includes a statement from Maryknoll’s superior general, addressing current challenges faced by our country.
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.
Young Adult Faith Leads to Action
The Maryknoll Society’s Young Adult Empowerment (YAE) Communities accompany and empower young adults in their 20s and 30s.
Extending a Hand of Hospitality to Afghan Refugees
Returned Maryknoll Lay Missioner Merwyn De Mello draws upon his experience living in Afghanistan to help resettle Afghan refugees.
A Family Builds a Home Together
Maryknoll Father Romane St. Vil serves as spiritual leader for Creole-speaking Haitian communities in diaspora in the U.S.
Teaching Young Hearts to Sing
Maryknoll Sister Miriam Francis Perlewitz has served for seven decades as teacher and mentor in Bangladesh and other mission sites.
2021 Student Essay Winners
Maryknoll Student Essay Contest winners for 2021 share “good news” stories from their lives that reflects the Good News message of Jesus.
Walking Together
Young leader in Los Angeles strives to help others feel welcome in the Church. “We need to create relationships, meet those at the margins, and build communities of inclusion,” she says.
Young Adult Empowerment Communities: Members’ Perspectives
Young leaders from Maryknoll’s first Young Adult Empowerment (YAE) cohort, share their thoughts about the two-year accompaniment program.
Finding God in Mission
Kenyan seminarian reflects on his vocation journey and commitment to mission.
NEWS
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
Catholic Environmental Activist Killed in Honduras
During the Sunday Angelus Sept. 22, Pope Francis lamented the murder of Juan Antonio López of the Diocese of Trujillo in Honduras.
Lebanese Cardinal Decries Attacks ‘Devoid of Humanity’
In his Sunday homily Sept. 22, the Lebanese Maronite patriarch expressed “profound sorrow” over the “devastating toll” of Israeli airstrikes.
It’s Not Important To Be Important: A Maryknoll Reflection
“It is not about being important, rather it is about serving,” says a Maryknoll Father in this reflection for the Sunday readings.
Second Session of Synod to Open with Penitential Liturgy
The second session of the Synod of Bishops to be held in October 2-27 will include a penitential liturgy and a focus on youth, announced the Vatican.
Pope Francis Thanks God for Trip to Asia
Pope Francis says his Sept. 2-13 trip to Asia and the Pacific allowed him to fulfill his dream as...
North Carolina Farmworkers Reveal a Hard Life
A gathering of farmworkers hosted by the Diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina, offers a glimpse into challenges facing agricultural workers.
Faith Against Violence: A Maryknoll Reflection
Faith stands against violence, says a Maryknoll priest in this Scripture reflection as he recounts his life as a missioner.
Coalition Asks Supreme Court to Stop Mine Threatening Sacred Site Oak Flat
A multicultural and multireligious coalition seeks to protect Oak Flat, a sacred Apache site in Arizona that is under threat from a copper company.
Bolivia’s Bishops Decry Ecological Disaster as Wildfires Rage
The Bolivian bishops issue a statement calling for “a prompt response” to the ecological crisis caused by wildfires.
Reflect God’s Love, Pope Tells People of Timor-Leste
During his trip to East Timor, also called Timor-Leste, Pope Francis gives a spirited message during a Mass attended by half the population.
All People Are Gifts from God, Pope Says in Papua New Guinea
During his visit to Papua New Guinea, Pope Francis hears from local people and encourages the promotion of Gospel values.
Heal with Active Faith: A Maryknoll Reflection
A world in conflict should not be met with hopelessness, but with active, healing faith, says a Maryknoll sister in this week’s reflection.
Pope: Politicians Have Key Role in National Unity
In the first stop in Indonesia for his Asia tour, Pope Francis tells leaders to fight prejudice and extremism with tolerance and dialogue
A Maryknoll Reflection from El Salvador
This reflection from the late Sister Madeline Dorsey poignantly retells the love and faith she encountered amid the suffering of El Salvador.
PHOTO MEDITATION
Spirituality
Spirit of Mission: A Saint for Synodality
Father Joe Veneroso proposes as patron of synodality Mary Magdalene, discredited for 2 millennia and restored by Pope Francis as “Apostle to the Apostles.”
Partners in Mission
Volunteer Helps Resettle Afghan Refugees
Sally Peake, a physical therapist who works at Maryknoll, also volunteers in the local community helping to resettle Afghan refugees.
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.
Missioner Tales Summer 2022
Missioners offer snippets of mission life in South Sudan and Cambodia and at the U.S./Mexico border, as well as a mission moment in New York.
ORBIS BOOKS SPOTLIGHT
World Watch
Ukrainians Are Latest Wave of Refugees
In the first month alone, the Russian invasion of Ukraine drove an estimated 10 million people from their homes, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
Readers’ Responses
Readers’ Responses, Summer 2022
For years I have been reading the beautiful poetry and prayers of Father Joseph Veneroso. I look forward to reading them in the Maryknoll magazine and online …
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