This issue of Maryknoll magazine presents stories about immigration and the Maryknoll missioners who help migrants, refugees, and displaced people both in the United States and abroad.
Be inspired by a photo meditation on Mother Cabrini. Learn about the compassion of a Maryknoll Sister who serves children of migrant families affected by mass deportations in Florida. Read about the journey of an undocumented migrant who became a permanent deacon and now leads Maryknoll immersion trips back to his home 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.
Maryknoll ministry for Catholic singles encourages fellowship—and Catholic marriages Jerry Chen, a young Catholic living in Taipei, says finding Catholic friends in Taiwan is hard because Catholics comprise less than 1.5 percent of his country’s population. Finding a Catholic significant other is...
Witnesses are moved by the suffering of separated migrants and their children “Please, my son needs me! I have never been separated from him. I beg you to help me. I’m not lying. I am here because of fear. I am desperate. I can’t go back to my country because my son and I are in danger.” This is...
A Salesian priest sees the plight of Jesus, Mary and Joseph reflected in South Sudanese refugees in Uganda today Christmas has taken on a deeper meaning for me this year since I began serving as chaplain for refugees in the Archdiocese of Gulu in northern Uganda. I minister to more than 36,000...
Maryknoll-founded program relies on faith for success of HIV care and treatment. || by Lynn F. Monahan, photos by Sean Sprague The alley to Anne Ndungu’s tiny home is a narrow, rock-strewn dirt gully between identical buildings of dusty sheets of corrugated metal, the standard building material...
A Maryknoll lay missioner and community health volunteers serve people with HIV in Kenya slum. || Story and photos by Sean Sprague Coralis Salvador quotes part of a homily a Kenyan priest gave many years ago: “We are the body of Mary and we give birth to Jesus … not by words but by how we relate...
Maryknoll ministry helps Filipino workers in need in Taiwan. || by Maria-Pia Negro Chin, photos by Nile Sprague Like thousands of migrant workers in Taiwan, Thelma Daracan, 28, left a low-paying job in her native Philippines to become a caretaker overseas and provide for her family back...
Maryknoll-supported organization in southern Andes receives human rights award for defending indigenous peoples For over a decade, the nonprofit organization Human Rights and Environment (known by its Spanish acronym DHUMA) has combined education and legal aid to defend the rights of Quechua and...
Congress in Bolivia rekindles the flame of missionary discipleship from Canada to Chile Father Alexi Tovar traveled 12 days to get to the Fifth American Missionary Congress (V CAM), in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, from July 10 to 15, 2018. With a little financial help from friends overseas,...
Maryknoll missioners recall deceased colleague Mary Among the many gifts Mary D’Arcy shared with her beloved Maryknoll family was her remarkable ability to be present. “When Mary sat down with you, it was as if you were the only person she had ever worked with, or even, the only one in the world!”...
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
A controversial bill to make border crossing illegal on a state level is opposed by the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops.
Catholic parishes in the U.S. bring awareness to the inclusion of people with disabilities but recognize there is still room for improvement.
On Nov. 23, Pope Francis urged members of the media to exercise their profession responsibly and courageously, saying they must be ‘like David against Goliath.’
A Maryknoll priest reflects on the acts of compassion for those considered “the least” in this week’s Scripture reflection.
Javier Milei, the controversial economist who called Pope Francis a “filthy leftist,” has been elected president of Argentina.
Climate change causes flooding in East Africa, where Catholics and Church leaders look to the upcoming COP28 meetings for concrete solutions.
Pope Francis’ message for the World Day of the Poor 2023 urges Christians to practice charity.
A Maryknoll lay missioner discusses the Sunday readings and care of our common home in light of her work for sustainability with a poor farming community in El Salvador.
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.
Christmas calls us to celebrate God at work in everyday events of human life A young woman, Mary,...
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.
When I first arrived in Nairobi and was trying to learn how to navigate this capital city of Kenya, I would walk through Kibera, a huge informal settlement—or slum—with a Kenyan friend, Patrick. A member of the Christian Life Community movement, Patrick does volunteer...
World leaders slated to adopt a U.N. agreement on protection of migrants as well as refugees Leaders from more than 190 countries are scheduled to adopt the “Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and...
Readers respond to our print, web and social media posts CALM SHAKEN My inmost calm was shaken when I came to the end of your article on Mary and Islam in the July/August issue. I have been a...
