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.
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.
Two Maryknoll sisters empower and feel empowered helping women victims of domestic violence in Japan By David R. Aquije When police responded to an emergency at Darna’s house, the Filipino immigrant was black and blue from a beating by her Japanese husband, says Maryknoll Sister Margaret Lacson,...
Maryknoll Mission Institute celebrates its golden jubilee It was the weekend of Pentecost and the joy of the Holy Spirit seemed to fill the air last June at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Ossining, N.Y. There, people from all over the world were gathering to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the...
Five new Maryknollers sent to overseas mission Accompanied by drums and the joyous singing of a Swahili song, five new Maryknoll missioners danced their way out of the Maryknoll Sisters’ Annunciation Chapel. As Kenyan and Tanzanian seminarians and sisters led the drumming, the ululating and the...
A senior priest is committed to forming missionary disciples of Jesus Christ When Maryknoll Father Thomas Henehan visited his old neighborhood in Santiago, Chile, 15 years after leaving the country, he heard “Vecino Tomás!” He could not help but smile. “In Chile, the title of vecino (neighbor) is...
WEB-ONLY FEATURE: Vatican releases apostolic exhortation 'Querida Amazonia' (Beloved Amazonia in English). By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis said he dreams of an Amazon region where the rights of the poor and indigenous are respected, local cultures are...
WEB-ONLY FEATURE: As world remembers the U.S.-born missioner, landless defenders in the Amazon region of Brazil are still threatened. By Lise Alves, Catholic News Service SAO PAULO (CNS) -- Feb. 12 was the 15th anniversary of Sister Dorothy Stang's assassination in the Amazon region of Brazil. The...
WEB-ONLY FEATURE: A Vatican conference discussed the gifts elderly Catholics bring to the church, as well as their special needs. VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Old age "is not a disease, it's a privilege," and Catholic dioceses and parishes miss a huge and growing resource if they ignore their senior...
A Maryknoll priest and volunteers work with the Asmat indigenous people in Indonesia Story and photos by Joshua Ever since his arrival 40 years ago among the Asmat people of West Papua, Indonesia, Maryknoll Father Vincent Cole has had a clear mission to these indigenous people. “My job as a...
Assembly addresses key issues for Pope Francis: Care of creation and cry of the poor and the displaced By Barbara J. Fraser, Catholic News Service Poor people from the Amazon have shown that God’s creation must be treated “not as a resource to be exploited but as a home to be preserved, with trust...
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
A Maryknoll sister reflects on the Incarnation in light of the Mass readings for the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas).
In his Christmas message, Pope Francis called on people to remember the suffering caused by war and to instead adore the Prince of Peace.
Recent changes to immigration law will make it difficult for foreign-born priests to serve in the United States, says the Catholic bishops’ migration committee chairman.
A Maryknoll seminarian reflects on the readings for the final Sunday of Advent and invites others to share the joy of serving.
Advocates decry Texas governor Greg Abbott’s law authorizing the arrest of migrants entering the state.
An 18-year-old sends a wrenching letter from the church in Gaza City where 600 Christians are seeking shelter from bombardment.
Catholic advocates for the environment say that the international gathering attended by world leaders in Dubai from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12 offers modest hope.
A Maryknoll lay missioner at the border tells the story of a migrant named Gil as he reflects on the Mass readings for this upcoming Sunday.
On the feast day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Pope Francis says that the meaning of the apparition story is found at its most basic level.
Advocate for the poor Cardinal Álvaro Ramazzini of Huehuetenango has been warned by Guatemala’s apostolic nuncio that he is at risk of arrest.
On this second Sunday of Advent, a Maryknoll Sister meditates on our “readiness” to welcome the Lord as well as those who need our help.
Advocates call for an immediate start of the Loss and Damage Fund to assist poor countries in mitigating the damage of climate change.
Bishop calls for help for refugees in the Sahel, a belt of 10 countries stretching across Africa south of the Sahara Desert.
Pope Francis tells COP28 in video message that religions must set a good example by working together for peace and the climate.
Maryknoll priest reflects on humanity's quest for something bigger, more powerful than ourselves...
A young woman's immersion trip to Bolivia connects her with nature and her grandmother The monarch butterfly has always captured my...
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.
I walked the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday with prisoners at one of the men’s prisons in Lima, Peru, where I work. In the procession the prisoners carried a heavy cross on their shoulders as they walked slowly in silence. As I walked along with them, under the...
Growing inequality in many countries is leading to protests around the world Last year, a wave of protests spread across the world—from Latin America to the Middle East to Asia. Underlying many of...
Readers respond to our print, web and social media posts Editor’s note: This issue’s Readers’ Responses column is devoted to reactions to a letter in our November/December 2019 issue criticizing...
