This Summer 2025 issue of Maryknoll magazine is dedicated to our beloved Pope Francis. Our cover story pays tribute to the pope from Argentina who was a sign of hope and inspiration for the Maryknoll family, the Catholic Church and the world.
While our print magazine went to press before the conclave, our web pages reflect the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first from the United States. The summer issue also includes a statement from Maryknoll’s superior general, addressing current challenges faced by our country.
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.
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...
Church studies sainthood cause for Maryknoll’sfirst seminarian and pioneer missioner to China The name of Maryknoll Bishop Francis X. Ford is revered in his home Diocese of Brooklyn, N.Y. Ever since his death in a communist Chinese prison camp in 1952, the story of his courageous missionary...
A Maryknoll deacon partner takes ministry to the streets in Washington state You could say I’m geographically disabled,” says Athena, a 40-something African-American with blonde hair. “That means I’m homeless. I have been sleeping outside for about six years. There was a bad incident, which kind...
A Maryknoll sister helps families go from shaky shacks to solid houses Before the crack of dawn, Maryknoll Sister Nena Heramil laces up her blue sneakers and heads to the city’s train station. Her journey involves five transfers, including a train and three buses to the outskirts of Panama City,...
Maryknoll lay missioner’s Catholic Worker house helps Salvadoran homeless put lives back together As María, Óscar Ulysses and Tim Ross make their rounds with a thermos of coffee, dozens of egg sandwiches and small pouches of cold drinking water, they are warmly greeted by the homeless people of...
Los Angeles Church community reaches out to homeless Jose Lopez was 7 years old when he came from Mexico to Los Angeles, Calif., with his family. He went to school and to Mass on Sundays with his mom. But everything changed when he turned 14 and got involved with gangs. “There were a lot of...
WEB-ONLY FEATURE: For homeless children and youth, streets are a dangerous abode Queen’s fortunes changed literally from one day to the next, leaving her with no place to lay her head. For Isabella, homelessness unfolded over time, a train wreck in slow motion. Isabella was 7 when her...
WEB-ONLY FEATURE: In a remote Andean town, a Maryknoll lay missioner helps his indigenous students build their future By Giovana Soria and Meinrad Scherer-Emunds Last February, when teachers at Colegio San Juan Bosco divided coaching responsibilities for the different sports teams, no one wanted...
A Maryknoll priest in multicultural parishes accompanies immigrants in Japan as both pastor and immigrant || [googlefont font=“Cormorant Infant" fontsize="20"]By David R. Aquije, photos by Peter Saunders [/googlefont] The afternoon begins to wind down on this first Friday of June at the Infant...
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
Maryknoll Sister Arlene Trant reflects on the upcoming Sunday Mass readings and how her own calling led her to respond, ‘Here I am.”
After the violent takeover of a media outlet and riots in prisons, Ecuador’s bishops issue a plea for peace, calm and order.
Catholic warn that Syrians are on the brink of starvation as the United Nations World Food Program plans to cut off its assistance.
Can the Just War theory of Catholic doctrine be applied to Israel’s war in Gaza, where tens of thousands of civilians have been killed?
By Dan Moriarty Sunday, January 7, 2024 Is 60:1-6 | Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6 |Mt 2:1-12 Today, the feast...
Fides, the official news agency of the Vatican, made known the grim statistic that 20 missioners were murdered during the year 2023.
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns Director Susan Gunn reflects on this Sunday’s Mass readings and the holy families — including refugees — in our midst.
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.
Priest reflects on how living saints inspire us to be saints and angels for one another || By...
Mother and daughter are missioners to other migrants in Japan || [googlefont font=“Cormorant Infant" fontsize="20"]By David R. Aquije...
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 was part of a pastoral team that had the responsibility for the parish of Capinota, Bolivia, which consisted of about 30 villages, many of which were nestled in the thinning air of the Andes Mountains. One day to guide us to the isolated village of Calacaja, the...
Catholic leaders object to government turning blind eye to people fleeing war, persecution and targeted violence || [googlefont font=“Cormorant Infant" fontsize="20"]By Kathleen Kollman...
Readers respond to our print, web and social media posts SAINT AND HERO I take issue with the response in the November/December Maryknoll magazine criticizing the late Maryknoll Father Vincent...
