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.
Throngs turn out in Oklahoma as native son moves closer to sainthood || [googlefont font=“Cormorant Infant" fontsize="20"]By Bernice Kita, M.M.[/googlefont] More than 21,000 people from all over the United States and beyond flooded into Oklahoma City on Sept. 23, 2017. A native son, Father Stanley...
Maryknoll brother finds his calling responding to the needs of Burmese refugees When I accepted a mission assignment to Thailand in 1990, I had no idea I would be working with refugees, but helping these most vulnerable people has given me the greatest fulfillment as a missioner. I was...
Maryknoll's director of vocations shares life's missionary journey and his joy for the Gospel The calm blue eyes of Maryknoll Father Michael Snyder shine with tears of emotion as he recalls the moment he discovered the heart of his missionary vocation: the presence of the Holy Spirit. It...
A Maryknoll lay missioner finds promise in young Cambodian students || [googlefont font=“Cormorant Infant" fontsize="20"]By Maria Montello, MKLM[/googlefont] Raksmy was a bright student in my critical thinking skills class at the Royal University of Phnom Penh in Cambodia, where I teach poor...
Maryknoll sister welcomes migrants at a shelter on the U.S./Mexico border Karla La Torre, 29, fled her native Honduras with her four children and $50 her grandmother gave her to come to the United States. With tears in her eyes, she recalls the day when members of the notorious gang known...
Recently, Jesuit Father James Martin, Orbis book author (Essential Writings and This Our Exile), editor-at-large of America magazine and consultant to the Vatican’s Secretariat for Communication, shared his thoughts on prayer, forgiveness and more with our senior marketing technologist, Adam...
Maryknoll priests and brothers donate personal funds to help resettle refugees in New York's Westchester County Six months after Leen Ali-Dib and her refugee family resettled in Pelham outside of New York City, they went to a local park to enjoy the July 4 fireworks. What should have been an...
A former refugee from Somalia living in Vermont strives to give back to the country that welcomed her family. Madina Dhahir Haji became a U.S. citizen last year, 12 years after emigrating to this country with her mother and four younger siblings as refugees from a Kenyan refugee camp. Dressed in...
Undocumented immigrants facing deportation find sanctuary at temporary shelters around the country. By David R. Aquije "If I don’t see you again, pray for me,” said Jorge Taborda, an undocumented immigrant, to his son Steven, 15, who was born in the United States. He said goodbye and left Steven...
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
Protests by mostly rural, indigenous Peruvians reflect frustration with urban governing politicians, says Maryknoll Sister Patricia Ryan who has worked for over 50 years in Peru’s Altiplano.
Gabriel Cobb, a triathlete and devout Catholic who has Down syndrome, tells U.N. advocates, ‘I have no limitations!’
Pope Francis thanked organizations that run humanitarian corridors offering safe, legal passage to migrants and refugees in Europe.
In a Lenten reflection, the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns looks at sharing God’s light in the world.
Brazilian church groups propose ways to meet children’s needs in response to increasing hunger, malnutrition and poverty.
The 10 years of Pope Francis’ papacy are marked by his care for poor people — and efforts to put them at the center of the Church.
The Church is for everyone, Pope Francis insists during interviews focused on the 10th anniversary of his papacy.
As the 10-year anniversary of Pope Francis’ papacy approaches, Catholics recognize that he brought a new style of leadership to Rome.
In the 2023 Lenten Reflection Guide: Inspired by Laudato Si’, Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns reflects on water in Sunday’s Mass readings.
Experts evaluate Pope Francis’ positive impact on Indigenous-Catholic relations as the 10-year anniversary of his papacy approaches.
On International Women’s Day, leaders take stock of Pope Francis’ changes to give women greater roles in the Church.
As the anniversary of Pope Francis’ papacy approaches, Latin American ecclesial leaders discuss the past 10 years under his leadership.
As the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ papacy approaches, the Church takes stock of his dynamic global pastoral leadership.
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns shares a reflection on the Transfiguration from its 2023 Lenten series inspired by Laudato Si’.
Misconceptions about the Immaculate Conception || By Joseph R. Veneroso, M.M. One of the more...
A group of lay people with "HIV-positive hearts" walk with Peruvians living with HIV. Gently touching Luis on the cheek, Yolanda Yactayo...
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.
In the March/April 2017 MARYKNOLL magazine, I wrote about a Guatemalan man, Antonio Perez, whose cataracts were so thick he was totally blind. Dr. Luz Galindo, the local eye doctor, and I worked to cure his eye infections and got him scheduled for cataract surgery....
Swiss NGO behind Herculean effort that led to vote on a nuclear ban treaty More than 70 years have passed since atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but...
Readers respond to our print, web and social media posts || [googlefont font=“Cormorant Infant" fontsize="20"]From Our Readers[/googlefont] DEEPLY MOVED The September/October 2017 issue is a real...
