In our Spring 2025 issue, we visit the jungles of Guatemala, where Maryknoll priests have built a dozen chapels, and Hong Kong, where a school founded by the Maryknoll Sisters celebrates its centenary. Of note, too, in this issue is our tribute to the late Father Gustavo Gutiérrez, an Orbis Books author who is considered the father of liberation theology.
This Lenten season, join us in prayer with Maryknoll missioners who live and work in a spirit of hope.
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 Affiliates mark 25 years of connecting with others at home and abroad When you are doing something good,” says Maryknoll Sister Ellen McDonald, “the whole universe conspires to make it happen!” She is describing the miraculous birth and growth of the Maryknoll Affiliates, who are...
Native American youth from St. Labre school explore change and leadership in Chicago || Story and photos by Kate Macan Can I pull it?” asked high school senior Braylee Armajo as she reached for the deep yellow cord on Chicago Transit Authority Bus 8. “Not quite yet,” replied Kate Macan, a...
People of faith join in prayer and solidarity with undocumented immigrants || by Giovana Soria Veronica Castro wakes up her 17-year-old son, Juan, early each morning. She bathes him, helps him get dressed, ties his shoes, serves him breakfast, and walks him slowly to the bus that takes him to a...
Maryknoll Sister brings international Child-to-Child program to Tanzanian youth Aleavyo Akuavyo is an African proverb that means, “The way a child is raised is the way he/she will grow.” In 2015 that proverb became our inspiration for launching the Child-to-Child program at Holy Spirit parish in...
Author sees heroic faith at root of Father Capodanno’s sacrifice It was Labor Day in the United States on Sept. 4, 1967. People were running about the beaches and enjoying the last summer barbecues before school began. But a whole other world away in Vietnam, war raged. On that Labor Day,...
Maryknoll-supported organization seeks to reduce the contamination threatening Peru's waters By Maria-Pia Negro Chin, photos by Nile Sprague Walking with Maryknoll Sister Patricia Ryan along the Coata River in Puno, Peru, more than 12,850 feet above sea level, we see campesinos walking with their...
Rural Peruvian community of Condoraque begins to see fruits of its labor, after years of advocacy By Maria-Pia Negro Chin, photos by Nile Sprague Villagers call the Condoraque River “burning waters” because the toxic waste coming from the mine upstream made the river untouchable. The once...
Communities devastated by floods in Peru look to rebuild || By Robert Monterrey Melgarejo For almost three months earlier this year, torrential rains and floods affected more than 1 million people in Peru. Houses were destroyed, crops obliterated, livestock and farm animals exterminated, waterways...
Maryknoll priests struggle to provide food in drought-stricken parts of East Africa Household pets in America eat better than the average South Sudanese. That, says Maryknoll Father John Barth, who serves in the East African nation, is in normal times. Today a chronic food shortage has become a...
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
Pope Francis begins a new series of catechesis in his weekly audiences focused on evangelization and apostolic zeal.
The death toll in violent protests in Peru and a harsh government crackdown climbs to more than 40 people since early December.
President Biden meets on the border with Bishop Mark Seitz, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration.
A Maryknoll lay missioner in El Paso, Texas, reflects on the readings for the Feast of the Epiphany, the what it means on the southern border.
An estimated 50,000 people fill St. Peter’s Square for former pope, Benedict XVI, who retired in 2013 and had requested his funeral be simple.
Pope Francis is scheduled to celebrate the funeral for his predecessor, retired Pope Benedict, on Jan. 5 in St. Peter’s Square.
Exiled Auxiliary Bishop of Managua Silvio José Baéz calls for solidarity as a wave of Catholic priests are arrested by the Ortega Administration.
A Maryknoll sister who served in the Philippines for 55 years reflects on the Solemnity of Mary Mother of God and the World Day of Peace.
Cardinal Rosa Chavez describes the “red martyrdom” assassination of St. Romero and the campaign against the future saint.
Migrants around the world are stuck in “camps” or detention or eke out an existence on one side or...
In his Christmas message, Pope Francis says Jesus leads the way “to a world that is open and free to live in fraternity and peace.”
By Frank Breen, M.M. Sunday, December 25, 2022Is 52:7-10 | Heb 1:1-6 | Jn 1:1-18 The prophet...
The Christmas message of joy shines through, says Council of Churches, calling Christians in the troubled East African nation to take hope.
Advocates are disappointed that the United States voted against the global death penalty ban proposed at the United Nations.
Transforming Faith While Maryknoll missioners’ experiences overseas vary as much as the countries...
On a journey to East Africa a New York deacon gets gifts for ministry A statement on the Maryknoll Society website caught my attention:...
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.
Our new mission in the southeast corner of South Sudan had just started a school where there had never been one for over 100 miles. The idea of going to school for little children who were accustomed to running wild and free, chasing the sheep and goats, was...
The U.N.’s Zero Hunger Challenge seeks to vanish hunger from the planet "Change the future of migration. Invest in food security and rural development” is a slogan promoted by the Food and...
Readers respond to our print, web and social media posts ANIMAL TREATMENT I admire how Brother J. Francis Dolphin has used skills and attractions since childhood to bring joy to the sick and to lead...
