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: 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...
Mission in Chicago means taking up the ministryof Jesus Christ in a variety of waysWhen asked what Scripture passage most inspires him as leader of the Chicago Archdiocese, Cardinal Blase Cupich responds immediately: The Sermon on the Mount. “Jesus looks over the crowd and says, ‘Blessed are you…’...
Catholic Hispanic young adults mentor youth on the South Side of Chicago On a Friday night, a basement on the South Side of Chicago fills up with a dozen teenagers. As people start to pray the rosary in front of a makeshift shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe, the teens playing soccer outside come...
Partner organizations Solidarity Bridge and Puente de Solidaridad bring medical help to the neediest Bolivians For Ariane Castro of Cochabamba, Bolivia, being the mother of two babies is the greatest gift, but the journey of this family did not start off smoothly. When her daughter Valeria...
Two Maryknoll sisters empower and feel empowered helping women victims of domestic violence in Japan By David R. Aquije When police responded to an emergency at Darna’s house, the Filipino immigrant was black and blue from a beating by her Japanese husband, says Maryknoll Sister Margaret Lacson,...
Maryknoll Mission Institute celebrates its golden jubilee It was the weekend of Pentecost and the joy of the Holy Spirit seemed to fill the air last June at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Ossining, N.Y. There, people from all over the world were gathering to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the...
Five new Maryknollers sent to overseas mission Accompanied by drums and the joyous singing of a Swahili song, five new Maryknoll missioners danced their way out of the Maryknoll Sisters’ Annunciation Chapel. As Kenyan and Tanzanian seminarians and sisters led the drumming, the ululating and the...
A senior priest is committed to forming missionary disciples of Jesus Christ When Maryknoll Father Thomas Henehan visited his old neighborhood in Santiago, Chile, 15 years after leaving the country, he heard “Vecino Tomás!” He could not help but smile. “In Chile, the title of vecino (neighbor) is...
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
The Senate Judiciary Committee hears testimonies about possible mass deportation, with some witnesses saying it would crash the economy.
Catholic bishops in Latin America launch a campaign to support human rights activists who face threats for their work for social justice.
As former Syrian President Bashar Assad is ousted by rebels, Cardinal Mario Zenari says it’s time to “move toward reconciliation.”
Migrants’ stories are like the prophet Isaiah’s voice in the desert, reflects Maryknoll Sister Leila Mattingly, who has served at the border.
Millions of pilgrims are expected to journey to Rome for the Jubilee, with millions more participating in their home countries.
The director of Caritas Georgia sheds light on riots that have erupted after the ruling party suspended European Union membership talks.
Maryknoll Father Michael Bassano reflects on the Sunday Mass readings in the context of mission in a displaced people’s camp in South Sudan.
All Christians can cultivate the fruits of the Holy Spirit by becoming “charitable, patient, humble, peacemakers,” Pope Francis says.
Doctor Mikhael Gharios, a Maronite Catholic, serves patients at a hospital that he founded in Lebanon: ‘You cannot put a price on humanity.’
Maryknoll Lay Missioner Sami Scott describes ongoing violence in Haiti and calls for a moratorium on weapons sales to the embattled country.
Maryknoll Father John Spain, who serves in El Salvador, reflects on the Solemnity of Christ the King and the legacy of Saint Óscar Romero.
Aid to the Church in Need reports that persecution of Christians has worsened in 60% of the 18 countries being monitored.
Pope Francis, in a book released on Sunday, calls on the international community to discern whether Israel’s war on Gaza shows “characteristics of genocide.”
Representatives of the U.S. bishops’ conference state that the local church will continue its ministry of supporting migrants and immigrants.
Maryknoll priest reflects on humanity's quest for something bigger, more powerful than ourselves...
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...
