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.
WEB-ONLY FEATURE: || [googlefont font=“Cormorant Infant" fontsize="20"]By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service[/googlefont] The Synod of Bishops for the Amazon is a time of reflection, dialogue and listening to the needs and sufferings of indigenous people, Pope Francis said. "The Holy...
WEB-ONLY FEATURE: By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service The Synod of Bishops for the Amazon saw the emergence of key synod themes in its first week, including support for the ordination of married indigenous men, pleas for respect for indigenous culture and denunciations of violence against the...
WEB-ONLY FEATURE: Amazon Synod Looks at Indigenous 'Theology of Creation' By demanding respect for the cultures of indigenous peoples, Pope Francis was not promoting pantheism, but -- tapping into his Jesuit roots -- urging respect for a worldview that sees God in all things. The pope Oct....
Missioner highlights the ways the Maryknoll Society shares God’s love and hope around the world By Daniel S. Kim, M.M. Pope Francis has designated October 2019 as the Extraordinary Month of Mission (EMM), a time for the Church to revive our missionary awareness and commitment. Like all missioners,...
WEB-ONLY FEATURE: Synod of bishops in October will discuss challenges facing the Church in the Amazon region || [googlefont font=“Cormorant Infant" fontsize="20"]By Barbara Fraser [/googlefont] The first thing that struck Teresa Glass when she moved to Riberalta, deep in Bolivia’s Amazonian...
Maryknoll Sisters and Panamanian people work to preserve Darién rainforest To visit the rainforest of Darién, Panama, is to see Pope Francis’ words on care for creation come to life. There, Maryknoll Sisters Jocelyn “Joji” Fenix and Melinda Roper, Panamanian lay missioner Clara Meza and a team of...
Maryknoll lay missioner works with Solidarity Teacher Training College in South Sudan || [googlefont font=“Cormorant Infant" fontsize="20"]By Meinrad Scherer-Emunds[/googlefont] Gabe Hurrish has served with the Maryknoll Lay Missioners in the war-torn East African nation of South Sudan for less...
Cause for Sainthood for Maryknoll cofounder Father Thomas F. Price advances to Rome One hundred years ago, in a hospital in Hong Kong, Maryknoll Father Thomas Frederick Price went to his final reward. He had journeyed to China only a year earlier with three young priests to begin...
Maryknoll affiliate provides medical care to children with disabilities at home and overseas In a bright examination room with a smiling orange octopus painted on the wall, a boy named Omarlin, who suffers from cerebral palsy, bangs violently against the back of his wheelchair. Dr. Ann Carr...
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, Texas, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration, issues a letter urging protections for unaccompanied minors and other migrant children.
A proposed update to the nuclear gravity bomb alarms Catholic Church leaders and peace advocates, who decry nuclear bombs as morally indefensible.
Returned Maryknoll Lay Missioner Susan Nagele remembers Bishop Paride Taban of Torit, South Sudan, as a wise and compassionate Church leader with a vision for peace in a war-torn country.
A Maryknoll sister reflects on the parable of the wise and foolish bridesmaids in the context of her life in mission.
Civilians in Myanmar seeking refuge from military attacks, most of whom are Catholic, are assisted at Church-run humanitarian aid centers.
As a gesture of respect for the suffering in Gaza, Christians in Jordan cancel Christmas celebrations this year.
Following the destruction of Hurricane Otis in the Mexican city of Acapulco, Caritas coordinates relief efforts to reach those affected.
Following the Angelus on Aug. 5, Pope Francis says that wars in Ukraine and the Holy Land are destroying children’s futures in those regions.
A Maryknoll Sister contemplates how to truly honor God and the teachings of Jesus in the midst of ongoing global conflict.
As the Maasai continue to resist the violent eviction from their ancestral lands, women religious and religious leaders rush to their aid.
Holiness is a journey we undertake together, guided by Saints and their example, says Pope Francis on the feast of All Saints day
Pope Francis calls for a cease-fire in the Holy Land; his foreign minister speaks with Iran’s foreign minister about not escalating conflict.
The Synod of the Bishops concludes its 2023 session tackling issues of representation, women’s roles and space for minorities in the Church.
A Maryknoll Lay Missioner reflects on Jesus’ commandment about loving our neighbors in the same way God loves us.
Priest reflects on Jesus visiting the home of his good friends, Mary and Martha, in Bethany ||...
Maryknoll brother shares story of catechist who helped his people escape violence || By John Beeching, M.M., photos by Yohan Tingrenan La...
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.
As I usually do three times a week, I jumped on the number 800 bus to go to the local seminary here in China. Oddly enough, in this city of some 4 million people, the bus had a lot of open seats that day. I sat down on one of them. All of a sudden, I felt wet. I...
Activists and ordinary people on US-Mexico border put nonviolence into action in response to migration crisis. || By Susan Gunn Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. taught us the power of nonviolent...
Readers respond to our print, web and social media posts SACRED MEMORIES In your May/June 2019 MARYKNOLL magazine, an article entitled “You are the now of God” begins with a photo of a blonde girl...
