Maryknoll missioners in various parts of the world share how they and the people they serve are responding to COVID-19
Mission Voices Amid COVID-19
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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.
Going Where You Are Needed
We are Maryknoll seminarians doing our overseas training program in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Our missionary training went into high gear in March as Bolivia confirmed more and more cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus and international volunteers were called by their organizations to leave the country.
Ahead of Coronavirus, Starvation Stalks East Africa
For many countries in Africa, the steps to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic are exacerbating already dire circumstances, and warnings are mounting of a double tragedy: disease and starvation.
New Life in the Golden Years
Maryknoll sister’s ministry provides compassionate accompaniment to elderly residents in PanamaThe New Life Foundation in Panama is living up to its name even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. As this virus swept around the world, Maryknoll Sister Geraldine Brake and her team adapted to...
Changing Course in a Time of Crisis
When the first coronavirus case was reported in Japan last January—the second country to report a case after it appeared in Wuhan, China—the students at Tenshi College in the city of Sapporo, Hokkaido, had already finished their exams. There were only a few students around the campus where Maryknoll Father Kenneth Sleyman has been teaching for 19 years.
Detained Migrants Face COVID-19 Risk
Maryknoll Lay Missioner Heidi Cerneka is sounding the alarm about the life-threatening consequences of immigration policies at the U.S.-Mexico border during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Year of Departures
No vaccine. No antibiotics for treatment. Worldwide control efforts including isolation, quarantine, good personal hygiene, use of disinfectants and limitations of public gatherings. These words, so resonant today in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, were used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to describe the influenza pandemic that ravaged the world more than a century ago.
Maryknoll Mission Promoters are Forming Communities of Faith
Maryknoll mission promoters accompany missionary disciples during pandemic, offering webinar series during Lent, Holy Week and the Easter season.
A Man on a Cross
Maryknoll sister shares love and compassion at a children’s ward in a cancer hospital Every time she visits the children’s ward at the National Cancer Center Hospital in Tokyo, Japan, Maryknoll Sister Kathleen Reiley comes away renewed. “These children are my teachers,” says the missioner,...
NEWS
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
Religious Leaders Call on State Department to Address Religious Persecution in India
More than 300 religious leaders signed a letter calling on the U.S. State Department to address religious persecution of non-Hindus in India.
Bangladesh Unrest Takes Toll on Minorities
Violence against religious minorities is reported amid protests that led to the resignation of Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Ortega Regime Targets Nicaraguan Diocese
Persecution of Nicaraguan Catholics continues, as latest wave of arrests sees 11 priests removed from their parishes by the Ortega regime.
The Bread of Life: A Maryknoll Reflection
Maryknoll Sister Mary Ellen Manz, who served in Chile and Sudan, connects the Bread of Life and our calling to bring God’s love to the world.
US sisters, advocates call on Big Tech to do more to end human trafficking
Big Tech should increase protections in social media and ethically produce technology to combat human trafficking, says advocacy group.
Cardinal: Without Church, ‘No Life, No Hope and No Future’ for Many Africans
President Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo of Kinshasa, the Congo, marks the anniversary of the united bishops conferences of Africa and Madagascar.
Venezuelan Elections: Opposition Claims Fraud
President Nicolás Maduro claims victory as election results in Venezuela are contested by opposition and international leaders.
Catholic Advocates ‘Deeply Troubled’ by Alleged Abuse of Migrant Kids
Catholic advocates react to a court case filed by the Department of Justice against Southwest Key for alleged abuse of migrant minors.
Loaves and Fishes: A Maryknoll Reflection
From South Sudan, where people are at risk of starvation, Maryknoll Lay Missioner Gabe Hurrish reflects on providing food for others.
Brazil’s Indigenous Communities Still Endangered, Report Says
The Indigenous Missionary Council, known as CIMI, echoes previous warnings of “genocide,” a concern shared by Brazil’s president.
Catholic Parish School in Gaza Reopens
Pastor of Holy Family parish organizes education, services and activities for his congregation under fire in Gaza.
Activists: Extreme Temperatures Here To Stay
Without more moves toward a sustainable future, say environmental advocates, high temperatures will become a global new normal.
Cardinal Tagle Preaches ‘Missionary Conversion’ at Eucharistic Congress
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization’s Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches, brought a message from Pope Francis to the final Mass of the National Eucharistic Congress at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
The Old Oak: A Maryknoll Reflection
A Maryknoll priest — a theology professor and film critic — reflects on “The Old Oak” movie and its Eucharistic message for Christian life.
PHOTO MEDITATION
Spirituality
Upon this Rock
Last Ash Wednesday we wistfully wondered what we might give up for Lent: Movies? Coffee? Dessert?...
Partners in Mission
Hospital worker on the frontline with Jesus
Faith helps a nurse in a New York hospital care for COVID-19 patients and encourage her co-workers in the struggle I have been working at...
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 July/August 2020
The idea of making protective masks during the COVID-19 pandemic started in our Maryknoll lay missioner house here in Haiti, but we had no big plans in place. Then our Religious of Jesus and Mary friends offered us a sewing machine. Another friend, Geri Lanham, said...
ORBIS BOOKS SPOTLIGHT
World Watch
COVID-19 Jubilee Debt Relief
Debt relief campaign seeks to help impoverished countries struggling with COVID-19 pandemic avert financial ruin As the dire economic consequences of COVID-19 have emerged, religious and...
Readers’ Responses
Readers’ Responses July/August 2020
Readers respond to our print, web and social media posts
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