In this issue of Maryknoll, we examine how cuts to U.S. foreign aid have impacted a major AIDS relief program launched decades ago in Kenya by Maryknoll missioners, while in another article, we visit an AIDS hospice started by Maryknoll sisters that provides care and shelter to patients in Guatemala.
We continue our coverage of immigration with a look at the Church’s clear opposition to mass deportation and the mistreatment of migrants. We meet the latest group of Maryknoll lay missioners, accompany young adults on a pilgrimage to Rome, and share other mission stories from around the world.
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.
A Maryknoll priest responds to killer flooding in Nepal || [googlefont font=“Cormorant Infant" fontsize="20"]By Giovana Soria[/googlefont] Lauti Tharu, a gaunt woman with dark hair, was with her grandson when flood water swept into her home in the village of Godiyana in the Bardiya district of...
|| [googlefont font=“Cormorant Infant" fontsize="20"]By Giovana Soria[/googlefont] Maryknoll Father Joseph Thaler remembers the desperation in Nepal after the April 25, 2015, earthquake that killed 9,000 people and injured more than 21,000. In the village of Bhimtar, he saw 900 homes reduced to...
Pope Francis says he will “do everything possible” to help persecuted people of Myanmar By Joe Torres, Rock Ronald Rozario and Stephan Uttom Expectations are high among Rohingya refugees in makeshift camps in the town of Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, after Pope Francis met with 16 of them in Dhaka, the...
Missioners’ trauma healing workshops help people around the globe to overcome traumas In February 2010, just a month after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated Haiti, Maryknoll Father Dennis Moorman discovered the urgent need for his newly acquired skills. Even though the Haitian patients...
Salvadorans represent and meet Jesus in their suffering neighbors Jesus said, “I was sick and you visited me” (Matthew 25:36). Those words came to life for us guests recently when making the rounds to hospitalized and homebound Salvadorans with Maryknoll Father John Northrop and a group of...
Maryknoll Sisters' project continues to help Salvadorans with HIV/AIDS learn to live Maria Magdalena, who lives in El Salvador, was diagnosed with the HIV virus in April 2017. Her husband had died several years earlier, leaving her to fend for herself and her six children, two of whom are...
Catholic journalist shares his impressions of Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria || [googlefont font=“Cormorant Infant" fontsize="20"]by Jorge I. Domínguez-López [/googlefont] On Sunday, December 3, Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, traveled to San Juan, Puerto Rico, at the express...
Seven Maryknoll lay missioners answer the call to walk in Jesus’ footstepsThey heard the call and responded to it.” These were the words of Maryknoll Father Larry Lewis as he presided over the covenant-signing ceremony of seven new members of the Maryknoll Lay Missioners (MKLM) on Dec. 7, 2017.At...
Peace & Nonviolence in a Time of Climate Change || [googlefont font=“Cormorant Infant" fontsize="20"]By John Dear[/googlefont] The following reflection is the introduction to They Will Inherit the Earth: Peace & Nonviolence in a Time of Climate Change by peace and nonviolence activist...
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
A proposed update to the nuclear gravity bomb alarms Catholic Church leaders and peace advocates, who decry nuclear bombs as morally indefensible.
Returned Maryknoll Lay Missioner Susan Nagele remembers Bishop Paride Taban of Torit, South Sudan, as a wise and compassionate Church leader with a vision for peace in a war-torn country.
A Maryknoll sister reflects on the parable of the wise and foolish bridesmaids in the context of her life in mission.
Civilians in Myanmar seeking refuge from military attacks, most of whom are Catholic, are assisted at Church-run humanitarian aid centers.
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.
In the shadow of the cross || [googlefont font=“Cormorant Infant" fontsize="20"]by Joseph R....
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 happened to stop at the home of one of my African friends in Tanzania. As I entered, I could hear all sorts of exciting noise coming from the living room. My friend and three others were playing Scrabble. They were really into it and talking in loud and animated...
The pope says that to find peace, migrants and refugees “risk their lives” on long and dangerous trips No one knew what to expect when Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina announced five...
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