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Maryknoll Magazine Winter 2026
This issue of Maryknoll magazine presents stories about immigration and the Maryknoll missioners who help migrants, refugees, and displaced people both in the United States and abroad.
Be inspired by a photo meditation on Mother Cabrini. Learn about the compassion of a Maryknoll Sister who serves children of migrant families affected by mass deportations in Florida. Read about the journey of an undocumented migrant who became a permanent deacon and now leads Maryknoll immersion trips back to his home 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.
Cardinal Tagle Ordains Newest Maryknoll Priest
Ordination by Cardinal Tagle of Father John Siyumbu from Kenya marks a new era as Maryknoll welcomes seminarians from mission countries.
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.
NEWS
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
In Haiti, Catholic Groups Witness Children’s ‘Living Hell’
Religious leaders and UNICEF officials cry out for international support as they testify to atrocities committed against children in Haiti.
Pope to US: Migration Policies Must Respect Human Dignity
Pope Francis issues a letter to the U.S. bishops and to the Catholic Church in the United States in general, calling for solidarity.
USAID Closure May Be Deadly, Says Former Catholic Relief Services Head
Carolyn Woo, who served as CEO for Catholic Relief Services, warns that millions of lives around the world will be endangered by the closing.
The Call to Mission: A Maryknoll Reflection
Maryknoll Sister Susan Rech, who serves in Tanzania, reflects on the call to mission and Sunday’s Mass readings.
War-weary Ukrainians Hope for Peace as Third Anniversary of Invasion Nears, Bishop Says
Church leaders speak out against Russian strikes on eastern Ukraine over the weekend that took lives and damaged the historic city of Odesa.
A Child’s Life Is Never Worth Sacrificing, Pope Tells World Leaders
“A childhood denied is a silent scream,” Pope Francis said at a Feb. 3 summit at the Vatican, decrying dire situations as “the new normal.”
Available for Service and Mission: A Maryknoll Reflection
Maryknoll Father James Kroeger reflects on the Presentation of the Lord and the call to be available for service and mission.
Pope: Hope for the Marginalized Is Key to Peace
Though dialogue and diplomacy, Pope Francis says to conference attendees in Havana, countries build societies rooted in solidarity with the marginalized.
Latin American Church Leaders Decry Deportations
As deportations to Latin America increase, church and national leaders speak out about remittances, treatment of migrants and tariffs.
Congolese Bishop Deplores Escalation of Violence
An emergency summit of the East African Community will meet Jan. 29 to address the violence led by Tutsi rebels in Goma, Congo.
A Story Worth Retelling for Holocaust Remembrance Day
Mother Matylda Getter, Warsaw superior of the Franciscan Sisters of the Family of Mary, saved hundreds of Jewish children from the Holocaust.
Spirit-Filled Bodies: A Maryknoll Reflection
Maryknoll Missioner Kyle Johnson, who serves in Tanzania, reflects on the Sunday Mass readings and the Spirit that enlivens the body.
Catholic Leaders Condemn Trump’s Cancellation of Refugee Program
The president of the US Catholic bishops conference and the head of its Migration Committee decry the order halting the U.S. refugee program.
Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order Challenged
An executive order to rescind birthright citizenship, signed on President Donald Trump’s first day in office, is immediately challenged.
PHOTO MEDITATION
Spirituality
Spirit of Mission: The Holy Names of Mary
“Why do you Catholics worship the Virgin Mary?” is a question asked regularly. The answer is simply, “We don’t.”
Partners in Mission
Missioner to Missioner
Maryknoll Father Alfonso Kim tells the tender story of his “Japanese mother,” Yamao-san, who lived a life of quiet service to missioners.
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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