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.
Hispanic youth in Texas are fueled to serve others in mission. When Gabriela Nieto was 6 years old, she arrived with her family in Houston, Texas. She remembers very little about her native country, Mexico, because she grew up and was educated in the United States. During her teenage years, she...
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi seems unable to halt 'ethnic cleansing' Rakhine State in western Myanmar is in crisis as thousands of largely stateless Rohingya Muslims are fleeing violence to neighboring Bangladesh, human rights groups say. Some Rohingya are attempting dangerous boat trips to Malaysia...
Catholic peacemakers from around the world gather to share stories of their efforts.
Pope Francis has described this moment in history as…
In his new book The Root of War Is Fear: Thomas Merton’s Advice to Peacemakers author and peacemaker Jim Forest draws on his close personal friendship with the famous Trappist monk in the 1960s, to explore Merton’s lifelong commitment to peace. In the conclusion, excerpted below, he...
Maryknoll priest from West Philadelphia has accompanied the people of Korea his whole priestly life. When newly ordained Father Gerard Hammond arrived by ship in Pusan, South Korea, in 1960, he saw countless North Korean refugees still recovering from the Korean War. “There were thousands of...
Reaping The Harvest of Immigration For the children of immigrant families, and especially for those of farm worker families, there are many barriers to higher education. As one of those children, Puja Saha became aware at an early age of the importance of education if she is to have a better...
A Maryknoll priest and a lay missioner serve the elderly together in Cambodia. || Story and photos by Sean Sprague San Sophanna sits on the floor, cross-legged weaving a mat out of old rags collected from a recycling center. It takes all day for the 70-year-old Cambodian woman to make the simple...
Neither war nor disease prevents a Maryknoll Sister from soothing lives on three continents. Maryknoll Sister Joan Sauvigne was in South Sudan only a few days when Judith, a young woman who worked in the make-shift clinic there, told the nurse-missioner of an old man named Joseph who lay dying...
Two high school girls from Maryknoll Affiliates group take mission to Cuba. It could well be called Maryknoll volleyball diplomacy. Two high school students from Red Bank Catholic High School in Monmouth County, N.J., working through the school’s Maryknoll Affiliate chapter, have shown that...
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
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.”
Advent reflections offered by the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns center on nonviolence and the hope it brings to our troubled world.
Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, Texas, says he will use what he has learned during his border ministry in his new role.
Archbishop in Brazil announces that the cause for canonization of Dom Hélder Câmara has moved forward in Rome.
Maryknoll Father Larry Lewis reflects on the unconventional kingship of Jesus and the readings for the Feast of Christ the King.
At the COP27 United Nations climate conference, Catholic leaders urge sharing of resources and consensus-building for global solutions.
El Salvador’s purge of gang members, a campaign launched last spring, has swept up innocent people, especially adolescent and teenage boys.
A Fordham University report shows that global poverty is rising, erasing recent gains, with developing countries crippled by climate change.
An association of Catholic business leaders will curtail price gouging by setting a cap on prices during the Christmas shopping season.
A Maryknoll lay missioner serving deaf and hearing students reflects on signs and the Mass readings for the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Following The Star The first in this year’s spirituality series in which Maryknoll Father Joseph...
Former FBI agent carries out the mission of Jesus. As an FBI agent for almost 30 years, Jean Gray was committed to the Bureau’s mission of...
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.
Before Christmas when the readings at Mass are from the prophet Isaiah, the Scriptures came to life for me. “The eyes of the blind will be opened,” Isaiah said. Here in Guatemala, where I serve in mission, Andrea is an old woman whose eyes are so milky white that she...
Every day, we hear about war, terrorism and social violence, issues that affect us and our brothers and sisters around the world. The problems can seem so complex that they leave us wondering, “What...
QUALITY OF MERCY Thanks for sharing Brother Beeching’s touching story about one of his students, Malai, in his article, “We are never among strangers” (in the November/December 2016 issue). The...
