Eighty years ago, when an executive order imprisoned Japanese Americans, Maryknoll missioners became their tireless advocates.
Setting Japanese American Captives Free
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Maryknoll Magazine Fall 2025
This issue of Maryknoll magazine, Heralds of Hope, presents our two recently ordained priests. They are signs of hope for the Church, for Maryknoll as a mission society and for the people they will serve abroad.
So, too, is our new pontiff, Pope Leo XIV. The first pope from the United States, he brings personal mission experience and “a deep commitment to dialogue, peace and global solidarity” to the Church and the world.
Hope is infectious and abounds in the stories of Maryknoll missioners.
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.
Passion for People at the Border
Maryknoll missioners in El Paso, Texas, address humanitarian crisis through ministries for migrants and border communities.
Happy to Be Here with You
Maryknoll Father William Donnelly, who served in Guatemala, recalls love of mission, even in the worst of times.
Giving Birth to Jesus Today
Difficult conditions surrounding Jesus’ birth parallel the challenges facing single mothers in developing countries today.
Teaching With Love in the Andes
Maryknoll Lay Missioner Phuong Minh Nguyen offers an after-school program for children at the parish house in Tacopaya, Bolivia.
No Hands but Yours…
Mexican American teacher in El Paso, Texas joins efforts to welcome migrants and refugees by volunteering alongside her Maryknoll mentor.
Sisters Respond to the Signs of the Times
Maryknoll Sisters elect new Congregational Leadership Team to guide the sisters in mission for the next six years.
Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers Installs New Leadership Council
The Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers‘ General Chapter, which convenes every six years, recently established future goals and priorities and selected new leadership for the missionary society.
Maryknoll Sisters elect new Congregational Leadership Team
rom their places of mission across the world, 82 Maryknoll Sister delegates came together recently at their 18th General Assembly to ask this question: “Where is the Holy Spirit leading us?” The sisters chose as their new leadership team Sisters Teresa Rose Hougnon, Genie C....
NEWS
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
Latin American Bishops Launch Campaign to Protect Human Rights Activists
Catholic bishops in Latin America launch a campaign to support human rights activists who face threats for their work for social justice.
With Assad’s Fall, Papal Nuncio Prays for Syria’s Reconciliation
As former Syrian President Bashar Assad is ousted by rebels, Cardinal Mario Zenari says it’s time to “move toward reconciliation.”
Second Sunday of Advent: A Maryknoll Reflection
Migrants’ stories are like the prophet Isaiah’s voice in the desert, reflects Maryknoll Sister Leila Mattingly, who has served at the border.
‘Pilgrims of Hope’: Vatican Prepares for Holy Year
Millions of pilgrims are expected to journey to Rome for the Jubilee, with millions more participating in their home countries.
Head of Caritas in Georgia: ‘We Are Being Torn Apart’
The director of Caritas Georgia sheds light on riots that have erupted after the ruling party suspended European Union membership talks.
First Sunday of Advent: A Maryknoll Reflection
Maryknoll Father Michael Bassano reflects on the Sunday Mass readings in the context of mission in a displaced people’s camp in South Sudan.
Pope Urges Christians to Joyfully Cultivate the Fruits of the Holy Spirit
All Christians can cultivate the fruits of the Holy Spirit by becoming “charitable, patient, humble, peacemakers,” Pope Francis says.
Lebanon’s Hospitals Are on the Front Lines of War
Doctor Mikhael Gharios, a Maronite Catholic, serves patients at a hospital that he founded in Lebanon: ‘You cannot put a price on humanity.’
Between Resilience and Resignation, the Cry of the Haitian People Lingers
Maryknoll Lay Missioner Sami Scott describes ongoing violence in Haiti and calls for a moratorium on weapons sales to the embattled country.
King of the Universe: A Maryknoll Reflection
Maryknoll Father John Spain, who serves in El Salvador, reflects on the Solemnity of Christ the King and the legacy of Saint Óscar Romero.
Christian Persecution Increasing Dramatically, Report Says
Aid to the Church in Need reports that persecution of Christians has worsened in 60% of the 18 countries being monitored.
Pope Calls for Investigation of Possible Genocide in Gaza
Pope Francis, in a book released on Sunday, calls on the international community to discern whether Israel’s war on Gaza shows “characteristics of genocide.”
U.S. Bishops: ‘We Stand in Firm Solidarity’ with Immigrants
Representatives of the U.S. bishops’ conference state that the local church will continue its ministry of supporting migrants and immigrants.
Forging Forgiveness: A Maryknoll Reflection
Maryknoll Sister Giang Nguyen reflects on the Sunday Mass readings in light of her mission on a peace team helping people find forgiveness.
PHOTO MEDITATION
Spirituality
Spirit of Mission: Whose Church Is It?
Father Joe Veneroso reminds us, it’s Christ’s Church! Overcoming despair, people like Saint Francis and Dorothy Day build the Reign of God.
Partners in Mission
HIV-Positive at Heart
Volunteers in Peru try to be angels to people with HIV as part of a group called Missioners on the Way.
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, Winter 2022
Missioners offer snippets of mission life in Peru, Tanzania and Guatemala as well as a mission moment at a parish in New York.
ORBIS BOOKS SPOTLIGHT
World Watch
World Watch: Treaties Foster Disarmament
International treaties on nuclear weapons and papal teaching on disarmament urge countries to take further steps toward peace.
Readers’ Responses
Readers’ Responses, Winter 2022
Readers respond to our print, web and social media posts.
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