Maryknoll Sister Miriam Francis Perlewitz has served for seven decades as teacher and mentor in Bangladesh and other mission sites.
Teaching Young Hearts to Sing
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Maryknoll Magazine Summer 2026
We begin this issue of Maryknoll magazine with a prayer for peace around the world, especially the Middle East. We include a joint statement from the joint Maryknoll leadership of priests, brothers, sisters and lay people calling for the cessation of the Iran conflict.
Our coverage features stories about missioners serving in Asia, Africa and Latin America and accompanying immigrants here at home. This issue includes the prayer of consecration of the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. We also profile Maryknoll Seminarian Victor Mutobera in light of his upcoming ordination.
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.
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.
A Lifetime of Learning New Landscapes
Maryknoll Sister Janet Miller, who has spent a lifetime making deserts bloom, puts Laudato Si’ into practice at the U.S./Mexico border.
Toward an Integral Human Ecology
The Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers have committed to integrating the care of creation “in all that we are and all that we do.”
Pioneers in Ecology and Care of Creation
Maryknoll Sisters set an example of caring for our common home as pioneers in ecology and care of creation.
Teaching Forgiveness and Reconciliation in Bolivia
A Maryknoll priest in Bolivia helps people lead happier lives by learning to reconcile with one another
NEWS
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
Aid Cuts Will Increase Hunger for Thousands of Children
CRS warns that cuts to U.S. food aid programs will impact over 780,000 children in 11 countries, leaving many without their only daily meal.
Gospel Peace: A Maryknoll Reflection
A Maryknoll seminarian reflects on Sunday’s Gospel reading, peace and belonging in the context of his ministry to homeless people in Taiwan.
A Decade Later, Pope Francis’ Climate Plea Still Urgent
On the tenth anniversary of Laudato Si’, Catholic leaders affirm that time is running out to respond to Pope Francis’ call on climate action.
In First Audience, Leo XIV Calls for Peace in Gaza
Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Gaza, makes an urgent plea for humanitarian aid, and inspires thousands with a message of hope.
Wars, Disasters Drive Record Global Internal Displacement
Wars and climate disasters displaced a record 83.4 million people in 2024, according to the 2025 Global Report on Internal Displacement.
Pope Leo Begins Papacy Calling for ‘United Church’ in a Wounded World
At the inaugural Mass celebrated on May 18, Pope Leo XIV began his papacy with a call for unity, healing, and service in a wounded world.
The Kingdom of Heaven: A Maryknoll Reflection
Maryknoll Lay Missioner Josh Sisolak, who serves in Bolivia, reflects on the Kingdom of Heaven and the upcoming Sunday Mass readings.
Immigration Crackdown Empties Pews in Tennessee Diocese
As immigration raids hit Hispanic parishes, Nashville Diocese says Catholics fearing detention aren’t required to attend Sunday Mass.”
Pro-labor Cardinal ‘Rejoiced’ at Pope’s Name Choice
With artificial intelligence threatening jobs, Cardinal Michael Czerny says Leo XIV will renew Catholic social teaching on labor.
Genealogist Finds that Leo XIV Has Black, Creole Roots from New Orleans
Sacramental records reveal that Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, has Creole and Black roots from New Orleans on his mother’s side.
Leo XIV: In floods or at Mass, a faithful shepherd
“Pope Leo XIV, former Bishop of Chiclayo, is remembered as a firm and committed pastor in times of crisis.”
Leo XIV Becomes the First American Pope
Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native and longtime missioner in Peru, is elected on the second day of the conclave, becoming the first American pope.
To Smell like the Sheep: A Maryknoll Reflection
A Maryknoll sister reflects on the Mass readings and Pope Francis’ encouragement to “smell like the sheep” in ministry.
Report: Mass Deportation May Separate Millions of Families
Mass deportation could separate millions of U.S. children from undocumented parents and push thousands into foster care, a study warns.
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.”
Prayer for Vocations
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, Spring 2022
Missioners offer snippets of mission life in Kenya and El Salvador and at the U.S./Mexico border.
ORBIS BOOKS SPOTLIGHT
World Watch
World Watch: ‘A Different Kind of Economy’
Pope Francis’ Economy of Francesco invites young economists and entrepreneurs from around the world to envision a new global economy.
Readers’ Responses
Readers’ Responses, Spring 2022
FAITHFUL SERVANTI noted in your Fall issue that Father Edward Hayes died during this year. I was in the sabbatical program at the North American College in Rome with Father Ed in the early months of...
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