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.
Visiting Amazonia, Pope Francis upholds the rights of indigenous people. Four years ago, an oil spill fouled the river that was the only source of water for drinking, cooking and bathing in the Kukama Indian village of Cuninico in Peru's Amazon basin. César Mozombite and Flor de María Parana,...
Maryknoll affiliates carry on the work of retired missioner in Lima, Peru || [googlefont font=“Cormorant Infant" fontsize="20"]By Maria-Pia Negro Chin [/googlefont] Fiorela Gonzales remembers how she and her friends always waited for the green car to cross the gates of the home for vulnerable...
Maryknoll and Columban Fathers take U.S. Catholics on short-term mission trip to both sides of the U.S./Mexico border When he embarked on a short-term mission trip this past summer, Matt Gray, a religious educator of the Diocese of Oakland, California, said, “I wanted to expand my own...
Maryknoll center in Bolivia helps a local parish carry out its call to go forth || by David R. Aquije St. Pius X Church in Cochabamba, Bolivia, is taking to heart Pope Francis’ call for parishes to become more missionary. With the help of the Maryknoll Missionary Center for Latin America (CMMAL),...
Maryknoll Sister Angela Brennan receives blessings as she brings love and spiritual guidance to prisoners in El Salvador || [googlefont font=“Cormorant Infant" fontsize="20"]by Sean Sprague[/googlefont] It was the mid-1950s and jobs were scarce in Ireland when 17-year-old Angela Brennan left her...
A Maryknoll lay missioner is moving on after three decades as a doctor in Africa || [googlefont font=“Cormorant Infant" fontsize="20"]Story and photos by Sean Sprague[/googlefont] It’s a special day at the medical clinic in the informal settlement known as Bangladesh on the edge of the Kenyan...
Referencing Pope Francis’ call “to take a clear stand for creative and active nonviolence and against all forms of violence,” we asked students to cite examples of violence and tell what they are doing or could do to promote peace. We received 4,773 essays from students competing in two divisions...
A Maryknoll priest responds to killer flooding in Nepal || [googlefont font=“Cormorant Infant" fontsize="20"]By Giovana Soria[/googlefont] Lauti Tharu, a gaunt woman with dark hair, was with her grandson when flood water swept into her home in the village of Godiyana in the Bardiya district of...
|| [googlefont font=“Cormorant Infant" fontsize="20"]By Giovana Soria[/googlefont] Maryknoll Father Joseph Thaler remembers the desperation in Nepal after the April 25, 2015, earthquake that killed 9,000 people and injured more than 21,000. In the village of Bhimtar, he saw 900 homes reduced to...
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
After a journey of two long years, an Afghan refugee who had worked for the United States is reunited with his wife and children in Kentucky.
Religious congregations join forces to offer shelter and accompaniment to migrants traveling en route to other places or settling in Costa Rica.
A Maryknoll sister who works in pastoral care, education and advocacy reflects on world hunger and this Sunday’s Mass readings.
With conditions deteriorating worldwide, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom names 17 countries of particular concern.
With plans set for World Youth Day to be held Aug. 1-6 in Lisbon, Portugal, Pope Francis asks young people to make the world more humane.
During his visit, Pope Francis calls upon Hungary to open its doors not only to Ukrainians but to all migrants and to others in need.
On the 2023 World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Pope Francis said that vocations are like a symphony played on diverse instruments in harmony.
A Maryknoll priest discusses Peter’s discourse from this Sunday’s Mass readings in light of his family’s story-telling in Kenya.
Ten years after a Bangladeshi factory complex collapsed, killing 1,134 workers and injuring 2,500 others, perilous labor conditions continue.
Indigenous immigrants from Venezuela, including the Warao, struggle to establish their rights under Brazil’s governmental policies.
Catholic Relief Services helps 100,000 farm families implement sustainable agriculture practices in the region devastated by climate change.
Officials announce that the United States, Colombia and Panama will implement plans to block the Darién Gap as record numbers of migrants risk their lives.
A Maryknoll lay missioner serving in South Sudan reflects on the Mass readings for the Third Sunday of Easter.
Church leaders call for a return to dialogue after fighting in Sudan leaves nearly 200 dead and the country cut off from humanitarian aid.
In the shadow of the cross || [googlefont font=“Cormorant Infant" fontsize="20"]by Joseph R....
Remembering Maryknoll supporter of 50-plus years || [googlefont font=“Cormorant Infant"...
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.
On Wotje island in the Marshall Islands, we Maryknoll sisters were planning to head back to the main atoll of Majuro, but the plane was canceled until the next day. So I decided to take a long walk around the island, something I had never done before. After walking...
While visiting indigenous people in Peru, Pope Francis said the future of the Amazon and its peoples had “never been so threatened.” Since the financial crisis of 2008, many pension funds and other...
Readers respond to our print, web and social media posts || [googlefont font=“Cormorant Infant" fontsize="20"]From Our Readers[/googlefont] LOVING MEMORIES I always look forward to receiving...
