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.
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.
How one Catholic diocese in Tanzania works to protect girls from abuse This story was originally published in 2020. Elizabeth Mach served as a Maryknoll lay missioner in East Africa from 1976 to 2020 as a women's rights and health advocate and practitioner. She has since returned to the U.S. When...
Gregory McPhee gives up a career as a lawyer to become a Maryknoll priest As a criminal defense lawyer in Syracuse, N.Y., Gregory McPhee enjoyed his job. “I liked going to court, litigating, arguing and thinking on my feet,” he says. But as he worked hard to balance the scales of justice on...
The people in rural Chile ask that Maryknoll Father Joseph Cappel be canonized The main square of the Curepto municipality, a rural town of about 10,000 people some 190 miles south of Santiago, Chile, has a monument of Maryknoll Father Joseph Cappel riding a bicycle. It was installed in...
Father Murray, a veteran missioner, reflects on a life of service Maryknoll Father Eugene Murray sums up the essence of his 62 years of missionary priesthood in two simple phrases: being kind to people and relying on God’s grace. “I enjoy my mission life. I love the sacramental part of saying...
WEB-ONLY FEATURE: A young Hispanic lay leader in California offers her work and life to the service of the Church Brenda Noriega considers herself doubly blessed. She got to meet with Pope Francis—twice! The first time was at a private lunch at World Youth Day in Panama. The second was at...
Our theme “Courageous Missionaries” references Pope Francis’ letter Christ Alive in which he challenges young people to “Learn to swim against the tide, learn how to share Jesus and the faith he has given you.” Students were asked to write an essay explaining how and with whom they share the Good...
In this time of pandemic from the Covid-19 virus, we join Pope Francis and the U.S. bishops in praying for the intercession of Mary, Our Blessed Mother, on behalf of all those around the world suffering from this pestilence. We pray for the thousands who have already died and the hundreds of...
WEB-ONLY FEATURE: Observers say "Querida Amazonia" exhortation shows powerful words of understanding and solidarity. LIMA, Peru (CNS) -- Saying the world has much to learn from Amazonian indigenous peoples, Pope Francis declared the Catholic Church their ally in their struggle to protect the...
WEB-ONLY FEATURE: Walking the Stations of the Cross in Santa Leonor and La Esperanza In front of her home, Iris, a single mother of two teenagers, assembles a small altar. On it, she places an image of Jesus with his hands tied, a lit candle and bouquets of deep purple bougainvilleas. We are at...
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
After a 20-year-old gunman opened fire on Former President Trump during a rally, killing a...
By Janet S. Hockman, M.M. Sunday, July 14, 2024 Am 7:12-15, Eph. 1:3-14, Mk 6:7-13 On a wall in...
On July 9, the Vatican released the working document for the upcoming Synod session in October,...
As 9 million people are displaced by conflict, Sudanese bishops urge help for 25 million people at risk in the world’s largest hunger crisis.
Israeli armed forces killed four at a Catholic school, Holy Family School, where hundreds of civilians seek shelter since the war broke out.
In an address given in Trieste, Italy, Pope Francis spoke about characteristics of a true democracy, which he said is in “crisis” worldwide.
A Mayknoll lay missioner reflects on the Sunday readings and her ministry in Tanzania with children and adults with HIV — “prophets.”
A judge of the District Court of El Paso found that the Texas attorney general’s suit against the nonprofit Annunciation House violates religious freedom laws.
During his Sunday Angelus address the day after the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, Pope Francis said that all people are invited to heaven.
A Maryknoll sister reflects on the readings for the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time, World Refugees Day and the Bark of Pete.
Jerome Wesevich, a lawyer for Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, says the Texas attorney general's attempt...
Pope Francis is the first pontiff to attended the annual G7 summit, which brings the leaders of...
By Anna Johnson, MKLM Sunday, June 16, 2024Ez 17:22-24 | 2 Cor 5:6-10 | Mk 4:26-34 This week’s...
The Dorothy Day Guild presents the group’s Peacemaker Award to Pax Christi USA for its commitment to the building a world without conflict.
Maryknoll priest reflects on mourning for loved ones who have passed away in this time of...
Rusty, a rescue dog, joins his owner, Terry Brown, in visiting the sick and dying Terry Brown says...
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.
Teaching in the altiplano of Peru (at 13,000 feet above sea level) many years ago, I found myself in a unique situation. The school, which was just for girls, was a one-room building made of adobe with a corrugated tin roof. There were about six rows of worn...
In his new exhortation, Querida Amazonia, Pope Francis describes his "great dreams" for the Amazon region In February, Pope Francis released Querida Amazonia, or “Beloved Amazonia,” his...
Readers respond to our print, web and social media posts ALL CONNECTED Father Joseph R. Veneroso’s meditation on All Saints and All Souls in the November/December 2019 issue of Maryknoll is an...
