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 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...
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...
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
Advocate for the poor Cardinal Álvaro Ramazzini of Huehuetenango has been warned by Guatemala’s apostolic nuncio that he is at risk of arrest.
On this second Sunday of Advent, a Maryknoll Sister meditates on our “readiness” to welcome the Lord as well as those who need our help.
Advocates call for an immediate start of the Loss and Damage Fund to assist poor countries in mitigating the damage of climate change.
Bishop calls for help for refugees in the Sahel, a belt of 10 countries stretching across Africa south of the Sahara Desert.
Pope Francis tells COP28 in video message that religions must set a good example by working together for peace and the climate.
For the first day of Advent, Maryknoll Father Alejandro Marina reflects on the causes for migration in the past and in the present.
The Nigeria Women of Faith Peacebuilding Network carries out interreligious dialogue between Muslims and Christians.
A controversial bill to make border crossing illegal on a state level is opposed by the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops.
Catholic parishes in the U.S. bring awareness to the inclusion of people with disabilities but recognize there is still room for improvement.
On Nov. 23, Pope Francis urged members of the media to exercise their profession responsibly and courageously, saying they must be ‘like David against Goliath.’
A Maryknoll priest reflects on the acts of compassion for those considered “the least” in this week’s Scripture reflection.
Javier Milei, the controversial economist who called Pope Francis a “filthy leftist,” has been elected president of Argentina.
Climate change causes flooding in East Africa, where Catholics and Church leaders look to the upcoming COP28 meetings for concrete solutions.
Pope Francis’ message for the World Day of the Poor 2023 urges Christians to practice charity.
Misconceptions about the Immaculate Conception || By Joseph R. Veneroso, M.M. One of the more...
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...
