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.
Hispanic Catholics already taking action steps inspired by the V National Encuentro || [googlefont font=“Cormorant Infant" fontsize="20"]By Silvio Cuéllar [/googlefont] The fruits of the V National Encuentro of Hispanic/Latino Ministry, a multiyear process of pastoral discernment that led to a...
A Maryknoll parish uses holistic approach to faith and health in Tanzania On the ground floor of the rectory of Transfiguration parish in Mwanza, Tanzania, 2-year-old Jordan, who suffers from cerebral palsy, smiles broadly as he struggles to walk between two low parallel bars. His aunt, Edita,...
Mission Immersion: Mission Trip to Appalachia teaches participants to care for our common home By Matt Gray, photos by Octavio Duran, OFM Welcome to Maryknoll’s pilgrimage to the Holy Land of Appalachia! That is how our host, Father John Rausch, introduced 11 of us U.S. Catholics to our five-day...
Mission Immersion: Participants on a Maryknoll immersion trip to Bolivia visit ministry that helps indigenous children adapt to city life The sun shines brightly in the dusty Nueva Vera Cruz neighborhood on a mountaintop outside the city of Cochabamba, Bolivia, where hundreds of Quechua and Aymara...
Mission Immersion: Pilgrimage to sites of Central American martyrs moves U.S. deacons and wives to deeper service "I’ve been a deacon for eight years and I think on this trip I’ve found out what being a deacon is all about,” said Joe Peters from Chicopee, Mass. He and his wife Jan along with...
Maryknoll priest has dedicated 50 years to evangelization efforts Father John Cuff’s missionary life officially began with his sailing to his mission with six other Maryknoll priests in 1969. “I remember taking that ship for 25 days without sight of land; it was a rite of baptism,” he recalls. “I...
For the business-minded Chinese, location is everything. As Catholics in the business of evangelization, this fact has not been lost at Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish, where I was pastor for 13 years. Our Lady of Mount Carmel is an inner-city parish located in the middle of Hong Kong Island’s...
Maryknoll lay missioners climb miles to help a widow and her six children Here in Bolivia we enjoy lots of sunshine, but the sun does not shine equally for everyone. Doña Evarista and her husband, Don Sabino, were subsistence potato farmers when we met them at their home in Sachacaymane, an...
Maryknoll sister helps to shed light on human rights violations in Asia One morning, a man wakes up, hugs his children and kisses his wife goodbye before walking to work. But, he does not come back home. His wife calls her husband’s job and hospitals and looks around the city. Finally, the family...
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
Catholic leaders say Small Christian Communities, mainly prevalent in Africa, Asia and Latin America, are a model for the Church everywhere.
Pope Francis remembers the labor of St. Cyril and St. Methodius, missioners who helped Slavs understand the Bible in their own language.
Amid global conflicts, a Catholic organization urges Pope Francis to write an encyclical on nonviolence and just peace.
At a Mass for the Synod of the Bishops, Cardinal Charles Bo from Myanmar addresses the challenges of the Catholic Church in Asia.
A Maryknoll sister serving the elderly in Panama reflects on the Mass readings for this upcoming Sunday, World Mission Sunday, and the Synod on Synodality.
Returned Maryknoll Lay Missioner Angel Mortel, who served in Brazil, will be honored for her ministry on Sunday, Oct. 22, in Los Angeles.
The rocket attack at a Gaza hospital caused the deaths of hundreds of civilians, some who were seeking shelter.
On World Food Day, held on Oct. 16 and sponsored by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, Pope Francis called for water to be protected and shared among the world’s people.
Pope Francis has called upon the global community to fast and pray for peace in the Middle East tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct. 17.
Reflecting on the upcoming Mass readings and the Synod on Synodality taking place in Rome, a Maryknoll priest with decades of experience in Africa echoes Pope Francis’ saying, “The Church is for everyone.”
Delegates in Rome at the Synod on Synodality opened the session this morning with a prayer for peace led by Catholic leaders from countries in conflict, including Israel and Palestine.
Pope Francis expressed sorrow for the terrorist acts of Hamas and called for the release of Israeli hostages, while at the same time stating concern for the residents of Gaza.
Church leaders initiate a nationwide pastoral program to serve Brazil’s 60 million people living in slums.
Costa Rica’s federal government declares a state of emergency as tensions rise due to unprecedented numbers of migrants transiting through the Central American country.
Priest reflects on how to see the Holy Spirit at work Faced with life-changing decisions,...
Cecil Zamora, a migrant worker in Taiwan, learns to forgive by helping others Cecil Zamora could easily be a bitter person. Born in Cebu...
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.
After eight years in São Paulo, Brazil, our family recently returned to João Pessoa, a coastal city at the most eastern point of the Americas, where we had previously served with the Maryknoll Lay Missioners. In order to reconnect with partners and explore ministry...
A bipartisan bill now before Congress sets out a strategic plan to prevent violence Last June, the Global Peace Index, through which the international Institute for Economics and Peace ranks 163...
Readers respond to our print, web and social media posts ANOTHER ROOT In your March/April issue of MARYKNOLL magazine, Lynn F. Monahan did a fine job telling us why many immigrants come to this...
