A community library provides the means for remote learning during COVID-19 pandemic in the town of La Esperanza in El Salvador.
Education Journey: From Hope Toward Reality
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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.
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.
A Fond Aloha
Maryknoll Sister Ardis Kremer leaves island of Molokai 45 years after bringing her adventuresome energy to the Hawaiian island.
Parishioners in Muroran Say, ‘Welcome Home, Father’
In Hokkaido’s port city of Muroran, in Higashi (East) Muroran Catholic Church, Maryknoll Father Frank Riha is considered one of their own.
The Church Establishes the First Advisory Body of Young People
The first International Youth Advisory Body (IYAB) brings together 20 young people from different parts of the world to dialogue with the Vatican.
Lay Missioner is Lifting Spirits Restoring Life in Bolivia
Maryknoll Lay Missioner John O’Donoghue accompanies sick and disabled people at Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity home in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
Seeking Sustainability in East Africa
Maryknoll Father Hung M. Dinh works to build up and sustain a sprawling rural parish in Tanzania with a network of catechists.
New Maryknoll Priest Is Ordained Despite COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic could postpone but not stop the vocational call to the priesthood for the newest member of the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, Father Gregory McPhee.
NEWS
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
Holy See at UN Warns of Need for Nuclear Disarmament, AI Regulation
The Holy See’s permanent observer to the U.N., Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, calls on all nations to “overcome the fallacy of nuclear deterrence.”
Papal Almoner Delivers Medical Supplies and Ambulances to Ukraine
Papal almoner Cardinal Konrad Krajewski delivers the supplies and four vehicles as Ukranians reel from an attack that killed nine children.
USCCB Ends Cooperative Agreements with US Government
The U.S. bishops conference says in a statement that working with the federal government in refugee resettlement is “untenable.”
Pope Surprises Pilgrims during Jubilee of the Sick
Still recovering from his own health crisis, Pope Francis greets pilgrims at the Mass for the Jubilee of the Sick and Health Care Workers.
Led by the Spirit: A Maryknoll Lenten Reflection
Marie Dennis, director of the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative, a project of Pax Christi International, reflects on the Mass readings.
Catholics Race Against Time and Obstacles To Help Myanmar Earthquake Victims
Catholic relief efforts to assist earthquake victims are impeded by the country’s deep poverty and repressive military junta.
10 Million Christians in US at Risk of Mass Deportation, Report Says
Catholic and Evangelical experts issue a joint report on the situation of Christians at risk of deportation under the Trump Administration.
After Earthquake, Myanmar Has High Death Toll but Little Aid
With its death toll projected several thousand, the earthquake leaves war-torn Myanmar and neighboring Thailand in desperate need of international aid.
The Prodigal Son: A Maryknoll Lenten Reflection
Maryknoll Lay Missioner Marjorie Humphrey reflects on the parable of the Prodigal Son in the context of her ministry in East Africa.
Turkey’s Catholics ‘in Fear’ amid Nationwide Unrest
As protests erupt in Turkey following the arrest of a political opponent, Catholics wonder if curtailed freedoms will impact them.
Sudden Program Cancellation Leaves Half a Million Legal Migrants Stranded
The executive order cancellation of a parole program for people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela puts 532,000 migrants in limbo.
Hundreds Join El Paso Bishop’s Protest against Mass Deportation
A rally, march and vigil on March 24 condemned mass deportations and promoted Catholic social teaching on migration.
Released from Hospital, Pope Returns to Vatican
After an extended stay in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, Pope Francis returns home under doctors’ orders for two months of rest.
The Spirit of Christ: A Maryknoll Lenten Reflection
Maryknoll Father Greg McPhee, who serves in Bolivia, invites readers to reflect on the Spirit of Christ that leads our Lenten journeys.
PHOTO MEDITATION
Spirituality
St. Joseph: Patron of Dreamers and Discerners
St. Joseph emerges in the Gospels as a man beset by problems, uncertainties and dangers, who, like us, had to live by faith.
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, Winter 2021
I first met Jose when he participated in my first Theater of the Oppressed group in a parish on the periphery of João Pessoa, Brazil, where I serve as a Maryknoll lay missioner. Jose (not his real name) was probably 20 years old and very active in the parish. He had...
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World Watch
Vatican COVID-19 Commission Examines Pastoral and Social Challenges of Pandemic
Pope Francis asks Vatican COVID-19 Commission to focus on four social issue areas: security, economics, ecology and health.
Readers’ Responses
Readers’ Responses Winter 2021
Our readers comment on past articles appearing in Maryknoll magazine under the heading of Readers’ Responses Winter 2021.
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