In the midst of poverty and pandemic, Catholics in the Diocese of Montego Bay, Jamaica, open Monsignor Gladstone Wilson College for boys.
Building Hope through Education in Jamaica
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Maryknoll Magazine Spring 2025
In our Spring 2025 issue, we visit the jungles of Guatemala, where Maryknoll priests have built a dozen chapels, and Hong Kong, where a school founded by the Maryknoll Sisters celebrates its centenary. Of note, too, in this issue is our tribute to the late Father Gustavo Gutiérrez, an Orbis Books author who is considered the father of liberation theology.
This Lenten season, join us in prayer with Maryknoll missioners who live and work in a spirit of hope.
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.
2020 STUDENT ESSAY WINNERS
Referencing Pope Francis’ call to “build a civilization of love,” students in the Maryknoll Essay Contest explain what they think he means by that phrase.
Peacebuilding In South Sudan
A Catholic Church initiative in South Sudan sends a team, including Romano Longole, to remote villages to promote harmony among ethnic groups.
The Joy of Coming Together with Sister Wanzagi
Maryknoll Sister Susan Wanzagi from Tanzania shares blessings and is blessed serving the people in East Timor through a variety of ministries.
Forming Christian Communities In Bolivia
Father Paul Masson serves as a spiritual guide for base Christian communities at St. Pius X parish in Cochabamaba, Bolivia.
Taking Risks Together for School in Bolivia
An after-school program in Cochabamba, Bolivia, reopens to address educational needs of a community in the midst of pandemic.
Education Journey: From Hope Toward Reality
A community library provides the means for remote learning during COVID-19 pandemic in the town of La Esperanza in El Salvador.
Rediscovering Tribal ‘Earth Wisdom’
Missioner trains farmers from tribal villages in Thailand to face climate change while caring for the earth.
Acomujerza Cooperative Gives Salvadoran Women Hope
Acomujerza cooperative, born out of the trauma of war, gives Salvadoran women the opportunity they need to support their children.
NEWS
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
Brazilian Church Helps People Displaced by Flooding
With weeks of storms and flooding devastating entire communities, Catholics in Brazil mobilize relief efforts for the displaced.
Eucharistic Pilgrimage Journeys Begin on Pentecost
Launched from various starting points, four pilgrimages set out at Pentecost, to converge at the National Eucharistic Congress July 17-21.
Jerusalem Cardinal Visits Catholic Parish in Gaza
Latin patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa travels to Gaza for the first time since the conflict broke out last October.
Advocates Question Proposed Change to Asylum Rule
Catholic immigration experts worry that a proposed rule change to “credible fear” protocols will deter — and even endanger — asylum seekers.
Ascension Shows No One Is Left Behind, Pope Says
The doctrine of the Ascension teaches us that all people are invited to the path to heaven, with Jesus leading the way, said Pope Francis.
Strength in Unity: A Maryknoll Reflection
Maryknoll Sister Darleen Jacobs reflects on the importance of unity in the Sunday Mass readings and recalls 40 years of mission in Tanzania.
Proclaiming Holy Year, Pope Says It Is a Time To Hope
The Holy Year, which will begin Dec. 24, is a time to perform Works of Mercy and to strengthen hope for Christians, especially young people.
Caritas: Access to Aid in Gaza Should Not Be a ‘Bargaining Chip’
Caritas Poland says Israel’s escalation in Rafah is worsening the humanitarian crisis for people in Gaza caught in the crossfire.
Survivor Speaks for Holocaust Remembrance Day
Holocaust survivor Alex Rosin offers his testimony of being hidden by a Polish Catholic family and shares his pain over the current conflict.
Caritas Baby Hospital Offers Hope in the Holy Land
A hospital run by Caritas in Bethlehem tends to 50,000 children a year as the only pediatric hospital functioning in the West Bank.
Love in Tacna: A Maryknoll Reflection
By Doreen Longres, M.M. Sunday, May 5, 2024 Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48 | 1 Jn 4:7-10 | Jn 15:9-17...
Pope Teaches on Faith versus Fear, Honors St. Joseph the Worker
During his general audience on May 1, 2024, St. Joseph the Worker's feast day, Pope Francis says...
British Churches Deplore Rwanda Deportation Law
Church leaders including a Catholic bishop and heads of several denominations say the new law puts...
Harassment of Nicaraguan Church Continues
In an affront to Bishop René Sándigo of León, Daniel Ortega's Administration sets up a boxing ring...
PHOTO MEDITATION
Spirituality
We Are All the Body of Christ
As Christians, we cannot exist in a vacuum, separated physically, emotionally and spiritually from others, but must search out new, creative ways to express our connection to one another. We are the Body of Christ here and now.
Partners in Mission
Emerging Leader for the Church and Society
Carolina Perez, a young adult leader from Chicago, lives out her Christian calling to be a missionary disciple by striving to build a more...
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 2021
St. Justin Centre for Children with Disabilities is a place here in Musoma, Tanzania, where you see kids struggling to walk, to communicate, or to do a simple drawing, but they welcome you with great love. Eighty kids live here with the loving support of the...
ORBIS BOOKS SPOTLIGHT
World Watch
2021: A Year Highlighting Child Labor
The United Nations has named 2021 as the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labor, which involves an estimated 152 million children worldwide.
Readers’ Responses
Readers’ Responses Summer 2021
Our readers comment on past articles appearing in Maryknoll magazine under the heading of Readers’ Responses Summer 2021.
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