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.
Missioner reflects on changes to his HIV ministry in Peru As soon as Maryknoll Father Joseph Fedora arrives at the Posadita del Buen Pastor (Little Inn of the Good Shepherd), he asks about “his children,” boys and girls who grew up in the shelter for HIV patients in Lima, Peru. Since 1998, he has...
Former Maryknoll missioner works to build peace in Asian land Just before leaving Afghanistan last February after working there for three years, I gazed out my office window on a landscape of snow-capped mountains surrounding the capital city of Kabul. The streets were relatively empty on this...
Maryknoll sister brings special gifts to people with disabilities in China Maryknoll Sister Ngoc-Hà Pham is no stranger to perilous situations. Born in Saigon in 1964 in the midst of the Vietnam War, she fled to the United States with her father and seven siblings when Saigon fell to the...
Miguel d’Escoto was not only a priest, a missioner and peacemaker, but also a revolutionary, a statesman, a diplomat—a beloved son of Maryknoll. Before serving as president of the General Assembly of the United Nations, he was one of several Nicaraguan priests who served in the Sandinista...
Priest who helps sick in North Korea receives Knights of Columbus’ highest award Maryknoll Father Gerard Hammond’s “brave and tireless mission to minister to the ill in North Korea… is carried out in the selfless spirit that has marked Maryknoll priests since the Society’s founding more than a...
Please pray for our Maryknoll missioners who died during the past year. Father Donald L. Allen Sister Mary Lou Andrews Father Peter C. Brien Sister Mary Edna Brophy Sister Jennie Burke Sister Katherine Byrne Father Richard L. Clifford Sister Eugenie Therese Courtright Father Wayman P. Deasy Father...
N.Y. man transitions from military life to mission life By Sean Cintron My six years as an infantry paratrooper in the U.S. Army took me many places and stretched me in ways I could not have predicted. My most trying times were my combat deployments to Iraq (2007) and Afghanistan (2009–2010). As a...
Maryknoll Society is doubly blessed to ordain two new priests who would go to mission in Hong Kong || by Maria-Pia Negro Chin, photos by Octavio Duran, OFM When Daniel Siwoo Kim from Cerritos, Calif., and Peter Latouf from Detroit, Mich., became the Maryknoll Society’s newest priests, they...
Three Maryknoll sisters give Kenyans time and space to heal from violent conflicts || by Teresa Hougnon, M.M. and Giang Nguyen, M.M. We three Maryknoll sisters—Sia Temu, Giang Nguyen and Teresa Hougnon—feel blessed to play a small part in responding to one nation’s urgent need for peace. Since...
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
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’.
The dictatorship in Nicaragua bans public enactment in the streets of the traditional Via Crucis or Way of the Cross.
Killed in an act of violence, Bishop David O’Connell is recalled for his dedication to pastoral care in Los Angeles’ poorest parishes.
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns shares a reflection from its Lenten Reflection series inspired by Laudato Si’.
As Friday marks the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Catholic leaders discuss the Church’s response to the crisis.
On Ash Wednesday, Pope Francis continued his teaching on evangelization and mission, noting that divisions are overcome by the Holy Spirit.
The tiny country of Myanmar has become the world’s second most prolific purveyor of opium, according to a U.N. report.
A Rumor of Angels One of my early childhood memories is waking up at night and looking from my bed...
Maryknoll's administrative assistant in Buffalo furthers the Reign of God Faithful service and commitment to mission are the two phrases...
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.
I visit a public transplant hospital here in São Paulo, Brazil, where I offer my time and conversation. The patients are there to be treated for diseases such as leukemia and hemophilia. On my visits I have learned many details about serious illnesses, but I also...
Trump administration considers ending protected status for 350,000 people to decrease total number of immigrants. Presidents since Dwight D. Eisenhower have granted “temporary protection” to foreign...
Readers respond to our print, web and social media posts NOT SO FEEL GOOD I am writing to second a reader’s letter in your July/August issue of Maryknoll that practically all your articles are the...
