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.
The Maryknoll Society celebrates a century of going forth in mission When Maryknoll priests and brothers mark the 100th anniversary of their first mission sending on September 7, one missioner in particular will be basking in the joy of this milestone: Father Lawrence Schanberger. “The...
A Franciscan brother recalls his time and work with the living saint. On March 24, 1980, we Salvadorans wept when a killer’s bullet silenced the voice of the voiceless, Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero, head of the Archdiocese of San Salvador, El Salvador. We will cry again on Oct. 14, 2018,...
Sisters from Peru, East Timor, South Korea and the Philippines make final vows Four young women began their mission journeys in four different countries of the world. They had never met each other before they gathered at Maryknoll, N.Y., but the same Spirit moved each one with the strong...
Maryknoll priest promotes clean water and organic farming in Guatemala Story and photos by Sean Sprague Maryknoll Father Edward Custer drives a dozen youth from San Juan Apostol parish in El Remate, Petén, Guatemala, in his pick-up truck and heads to nearby Lake Macanche. Parishioner Alejandro...
A Maryknoll lay missioner becomes a lawyer to address the global issues of female incarceration || By Heidi Cerneka I have worked for over 20 years with women in prison, mostly in Brazil. I have visited women’s prisons in Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, Thailand, Cameroon, the United States,...
A Maryknoll sister addresses the needs of migrant farmworkers’ children in southwest Florida Maryknoll Sister Catherine DeVito recalls trying to comfort a 5-year-old girl with anxiety, who feared her mother would be taken away. Sadly, says the missioner, this child is not unique among those who...
A California parish opens its doors to welcome and aid homeless people. || By Giovana Soria As Jose Villalobos waited for assistance outside Dolores Mission parish in Los Angeles, Calif., he was listening to sports on a radio he held on his shoulder. He said he would rather listen to sports than...
Program started by a Maryknoll priest seeks to counter gang violence Before the current wave of gang violence began driving hundreds of thousands of people, mostly youths and mothers with children, from Central America in search of peace and refuge, a courageous Maryknoll priest from Connecticut...
South Sudanese tell of flight from civil war to refugee settlement and faith in the future. Eugene Obwoya says he grew old in a refugee camp. The agronomist and Catholic catechist says he has fled fighting in his native South Sudan three times in his life, all three times to neighboring Uganda....
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
Experts discuss the manifold root causes driving migration and displacement all over the world in...
Reflecting on this Sunday’s Mass readings, a Maryknoll sister describes Jesus’ yoke through sharing a mission experience from East Africa.
Pope Francis announces creation of a commission to research and disseminate stories of Christian martyrs, including non-Catholics, killed during the past 25 years.
Brazil’s bishops’ conference works to combat contemporary slavery, which worsened under two past presidents.
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow meets with Cardinal Matteo Zuppi as part of Pope Francis’ peace mission to Russia.
A Maryknoll priest serving in Tanzania reflects on this Sunday’s Scripture readings on loss and carrying our cross.
A lay missioner serving at the U.S./Mexico border reflects on the upcoming Sunday Mass readings and Pope Francis’ call to respect the dignity of migrants.
Patricia Gualinga, a Kichwa Indigenous leader of the Sarayaku people in Ecuador, was interviewed by Lisa Sullivan of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns during the United Nations Water Conference held in March. Here we share excerpts of their conversation.
In an interview, Scalabrinian Father Fabio Baggio outlines the Church’s global outreach to migrants and refugees.
A Maryknoll sister who served in Tanzania reflects on the Mass readings for this Sunday.
With the end of Title 42 and changes in U.S. immigration procedures, shelters for migrants run by the Catholic Church in Mexico City and other places are filled many times over capacity.
Maryknoll and Misioneros magazines together win 40 awards for excellence in English and Spanish coverage of Maryknoll missions.
In the context of a refugee camp under strict pandemic restrictions, a Maryknoll priest reflects about how to bring Eucharist to everyone.
São Paulo authorities have been continually failing to find ways to deal with growing number of homeless people in Brazil said priests.
Holy people like Mother Teresa continued serving despite their doubts || By Joseph R. Veneroso,...
Texas native brings the Gospel to life for U.S. youth It’s not surprising that Texas native Bruce Clay’s favorite Gospel story is Luke’s...
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.
Making do is sometimes all you can do inside the United Nations camp for internally displaced people in Malakal, South Sudan, where I serve as a Maryknoll missioner. Recently, that meant improvising a one-wheeled ambulance to get a couple of ailing women to the camp’s...
U.S. Catholic Bishops, Maryknoll and others add strong Catholic voice for goals of Paris Agreement The Paris Agreement, adopted at the United Nations climate talks in France in 2015 and supported...
Readers respond to our print, web and social media posts UNITY AND FORGIVENESS The May/June 2018 Maryknoll magazine arrived the day the reading was from Acts 15:1–6, the story of Paul and Barnabas...
