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 Bishop Patrick Byrne who died on a forced march in Korea becomes possible candidate for beatification My siblings and I were thrilled recently to hear that a commission of South Korean bishops has begun a process that could make Maryknoll Bishop Patrick James Byrne a candidate for...
Maryknoll priest associate Father Kevin Conroy and his team help free mentally ill Cambodians When Father Kevin Conroy pulled up to a humble homestead in the Cambodian village of Treng Troyeng recently, he was in for a pleasant surprise. He encountered normalcy. Just a year ago when he visited...
A Maryknoll lay missioner offers young Salvadorans at risk of recruitment by gangs an alternate path through sports || By Larry Parr, MKLM In the Salvadoran town of Las Delicias, where I serve as a Maryknoll lay missioner on the outskirts of San Salvador, the capital, it is common to see police or...
A Maryknoll volunteer in Bolivia serves in prison ministry and accompanies at-risk children Corazón del Pastor House in Cochabamba, Bolivia, is home to 21 girls who were orphaned, abandoned or victims of family violence. Located in a middle-class residential area, it has a front garden, a...
Maryknoll partners with a nonprofit organization in Chicago to empower immigrants || [googlefont font=“Cormorant Infant" fontsize="20"]By Giovana Soria, photos by Maria Villanueva[/googlefont] Fernando Rayas understands the plight of immigrants. At the age of 15 and searching for a better life, he...
Two Maryknoll seminarians prepare for ordination Peter Latouf took the long way around to the priesthood—all the way to China and back, to be precise. Deacon Latouf, who with Daniel Kim is to be ordained a Maryknoll priest on May 20, says his college language requirement helped set him on the...
Two Maryknoll seminarians prepare for ordination The Holy Spirit guides people to lead fruitful lives and to help others do the same, says Daniel Siwoo Kim. On the threshold of ordination as a Maryknoll priest this May, along with Peter Latouf, Deacon Kim says he now sees how the Holy Spirit was...
Orbis author looks at unaffiliated believers and how they understand mission Meredith, who is in her early 20s and was raised a Southern Baptist, finds herself at a crossroads. She no longer believes in the Baptist theology she grew up with, but says she is “searching.” Like many other people in...
Referencing Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’ in which he calls on all people to respect the earth and stop exploiting it, we asked students to explain why it is so important to heed the pope’s call and to give at least two examples of what they or others are doing to care for the earth. We...
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
The papal message for the World Peace Day is released in anticipation of the upcoming January 1, 2023, observance.
A member of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns reflects on the third Sunday of Advent readings and trusting in God’s peace.
Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez was charged in court with conspiracy and spreading false news in his first appearance in four months.
Catholic environmental activists in the Amazon hope COP15 proposals will favor the forest and the people who live there.
Bystanders are being swept up and human rights abuses have increased in El Salvador’s campaign against gangs, report says.
A member of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns reflects on the third Sunday of Advent readings and rejoices in leadership for peace.
On the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Pope Francis says this belief shows nothing is impossible, not even peace.
A priest serving with the Maryknoll Lay Missioners in Cambodia tells of saying a special Mass for President Biden on his visit to Asia.
Salvadoran troops are sent into marginalized communities to break the stranglehold of gangs who control those areas.
Congolese Church leaders and people take to the streets, even foregoing Mass, to demand an end to the violence overtaking their country.
Prepare your heart for peace: a Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns staff member reflects on Mass readings for the second Sunday of Advent.
The Synod 2021-2024 has entered the continental stage, with regional representatives gathering in Rome to move the consultation forward.
Pope Francis encourages 6,000 students and teachers to emulate Saint John XXIII and the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. by seeking peace.
Nine months after the Russian invasion began, Pope Francis tells the Ukrainian people, “I carry you in my heart and in my prayers.”
Pentecost, arguably the most significant event in the Christian calendar, seems, paradoxically,...
Program director for a grassroots movement brings together youth of different faiths to work to end division Hannah Hochkeppel leaned...
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.
Maryknoll Father John Felago relates that when he was working as a missionary in Egypt, the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers in Cairo had a local Muslim woman prepare their meals. Her name was Nigets. She prepared food for two days’ eating. One day Nigets called...
100-plus countries push for a world free of nuclear weapons Should we still strive for a world free of nuclear weapons in light of our current concerns about global security? Absolutely. More than...
Readers respond to our print, web and social media posts CONCERNED FOR HAK The article in the January/February 2017 Maryknoll magazine titled Visiting the Aged and the Lonely in Anlong Kngan...
