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.
Please pray for our Maryknoll missioners who died during the past year. Sister Elizabeth Burns Father Bernard P. Byrne Father George G. Cotter Brother Duane T. Crockett Father Gerald J. Farrell Sister Eileen Franz Sister Rosemary Garrity Father John Geitner Father Sigmund S. Jamroz Father Walter...
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...
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
As a gesture of respect for the suffering in Gaza, Christians in Jordan cancel Christmas celebrations this year.
Following the destruction of Hurricane Otis in the Mexican city of Acapulco, Caritas coordinates relief efforts to reach those affected.
Following the Angelus on Aug. 5, Pope Francis says that wars in Ukraine and the Holy Land are destroying children’s futures in those regions.
A Maryknoll Sister contemplates how to truly honor God and the teachings of Jesus in the midst of ongoing global conflict.
As the Maasai continue to resist the violent eviction from their ancestral lands, women religious and religious leaders rush to their aid.
Holiness is a journey we undertake together, guided by Saints and their example, says Pope Francis on the feast of All Saints day
Pope Francis calls for a cease-fire in the Holy Land; his foreign minister speaks with Iran’s foreign minister about not escalating conflict.
The Synod of the Bishops concludes its 2023 session tackling issues of representation, women’s roles and space for minorities in the Church.
A Maryknoll Lay Missioner reflects on Jesus’ commandment about loving our neighbors in the same way God loves us.
Catholic leaders say Small Christian Communities, mainly prevalent in Africa, Asia and Latin America, are a model for the Church everywhere.
Pope Francis remembers the labor of St. Cyril and St. Methodius, missioners who helped Slavs understand the Bible in their own language.
Amid global conflicts, a Catholic organization urges Pope Francis to write an encyclical on nonviolence and just peace.
At a Mass for the Synod of the Bishops, Cardinal Charles Bo from Myanmar addresses the challenges of the Catholic Church in Asia.
A Maryknoll sister serving the elderly in Panama reflects on the Mass readings for this upcoming Sunday, World Mission Sunday, and the Synod on Synodality.
Sorrowing Catholics have two models to inspire them: Jesus suffering on the cross and Mary...
A Tanzanian woman partners with Maryknoll missioners to build a parish team in Mabatini in Mwanza || [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.
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...
