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: As world remembers the U.S.-born missioner, landless defenders in the Amazon region of Brazil are still threatened. By Lise Alves, Catholic News Service SAO PAULO (CNS) -- Feb. 12 was the 15th anniversary of Sister Dorothy Stang's assassination in the Amazon region of Brazil. The...
WEB-ONLY FEATURE: A Vatican conference discussed the gifts elderly Catholics bring to the church, as well as their special needs. VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Old age "is not a disease, it's a privilege," and Catholic dioceses and parishes miss a huge and growing resource if they ignore their senior...
A Maryknoll priest and volunteers work with the Asmat indigenous people in Indonesia Story and photos by Joshua Ever since his arrival 40 years ago among the Asmat people of West Papua, Indonesia, Maryknoll Father Vincent Cole has had a clear mission to these indigenous people. “My job as a...
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,...
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...
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
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 Sister Giang Nguyen reflects on the Sunday Mass readings in light of her mission on a peace team helping people find forgiveness.
Lawyer Martha Patricia Molina reports that President Daniel Ortega’s administration systematically blocks clergy’s entry into hospitals.
During his general audience today, Pope Francis said Christians should be like Mary, open to God so the Holy Spirit can work in the world.
A Tennessee couple is chosen for an award that honors returned Maryknoll lay missioners for continued service to mission and justice.
Catholic leaders advocate for the world's vulnerable people at the United Nations conference on...
A reflection by the late Maryknoll Father Wayman Deasy reflects on hospitality in Tanzania and the upcoming Sunday Mass readings.
Economic concerns were the single most pressing factor that tipped the Catholic vote, helping lead President-elect Donald Trump to victory.
After flood caused the deaths of 200 people in Valencia, 15,000 people came to assist with cleanup, including King Felipe and Queen Letizia.
Pope Francis meets with participants of “field hospital” churches, which aim to serve their communities in innovative and compassionate ways.
Maryknoll Father Michael Walsh reflects on Jesus’ response to the question of which is the first of all the commandments in Sunday’s Gospel.
Priest reflects on how living saints inspire us to be saints and angels for one another || By...
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 visiting patients at a medical clinic here in Malakal, South Sudan. I noticed one of the patients, a 5-year-old boy, sitting on a bench waiting for the doctor. The boy had come to the clinic with his mother. He had a painful ear infection that needed treatment....
Food security in jeopardy as climate changes. Climate change is affecting food security globally through rising temperatures, changing precipitation patterns and greater frequency of extreme weather...
Readers respond to our print, web and social media posts HIGH PRAISE I wanted to tell you how wonderful the article by Maryknoll Father John Cuff in the July/August 2019 issue was. “Evangelizing...
