Father Nguyen has made many friends in Christ during his mission in Taiwan. He is doing this at his current parish, St. Joseph the Worker, a church he rebuilt in the Diocese of Chiayi.
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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.
Building Hope through Education in Jamaica
In the midst of poverty and pandemic, Catholics in the Diocese of Montego Bay, Jamaica, open Monsignor Gladstone Wilson College for boys.
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.
NEWS
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
The Bark of Peter: A Maryknoll Reflection
A Maryknoll sister reflects on the readings for the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time, World Refugees Day and the Bark of Pete.
Annunciation House Lawyer: Lawsuit Attacks Catholic Religious Liberty
Jerome Wesevich, a lawyer for Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, says the Texas attorney general's attempt...
Pope Holds Private Talks with Biden, Others at G7 Summit
Pope Francis is the first pontiff to attended the annual G7 summit, which brings the leaders of...
Fertile Soil: A Maryknoll Reflection
By Anna Johnson, MKLM Sunday, June 16, 2024Ez 17:22-24 | 2 Cor 5:6-10 | Mk 4:26-34 This week’s...
Pax Christi Is Honored with First Dorothy Day Peacemaker Award as Global Conflicts Spike
The Dorothy Day Guild presents the group’s Peacemaker Award to Pax Christi USA for its commitment to the building a world without conflict.
One in 10 Children Trapped in Child Labor Worldwide
Marking the World Day Against Child Labor, groups say one in 10 children are forced into child labor globally.
Two Men from Kenya Ordained to the Priesthood as Maryknoll Missioners
Two men from Kenya ordained Maryknoll priests at the mission Society’s Our Lady Queen of Apostles Chapel in Westchester County, New York.
For a Synodal Church: A Maryknoll Reflection
Maryknoll Father Dennis Moorman, who serves in Brazil, offers a reflection on the Sunday readings and the call to become a synodal Church.
Encountering Migrants Is Encountering Christ, Pope Says
An encounter with migrants is an occasion of salvation because Jesus is present in our sister or brother in need of help, the pope says.
Bishops Congratulate Mexico’s First Woman Elected President
Catholic prelates send greetings to President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum, the first woman to be elected to the top post of Mexico.
Communities in El Salvador Preserve Historical Memory
In the town of Sumpul, an annual event brings together generations to commemorate a massacre, in the hope that atrocities never happen again.
Corpus Christi: A Maryknoll Reflection
A Maryknoll sister reflects on Corpus Christi in the context of a mission of love to serve the world’s poor and abandoned.
CRS Says Aid Not Getting into Southern Gaza
The relief agency has been unable to deliver humanitarian aid to the southern area of the Gaza Strip since May 6, says its country director.
Look Inward to Resolve World’s Chaos, Pope Says
The Holy Spirit can lead humanity from chaos to harmony, teaches Pope Francis in the first talk of a series on the Holy Spirit.
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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