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 Sister who served the poorest people brings their concerns to the United Nations When Sister Claris Zwareva, a nurse who was born in Zimbabwe, joined the Maryknoll Sisters in 1984, her dream was to serve the poor beyond her own borders. Today she is more than fulfilling that dream as the...
An ex-Marine recounts inspiration of Maryknoll priest killed in Vietnam War In the midst of the mortal maelstrom that is war, amid the terror of battle, the deafening din of mortar fire, the incessant bursts of rifles, machine guns and grenade launchers, and the roar of helicopter rotors, a...
Maryknoll lay missioner dedicates her life to feeding the hungry Before I got to know Maryknoll Lay Missioner Ann Greig, I was a little afraid of her. Tall and wiry, with a no-nonsense demeanor, Ann reminded me of a scary, John the Baptist sort of prophet, who must surely live on locusts in the...
In a visit to Harlem, Pope Francis gives hope to an immigrant youth soccer team When Pope Francis paid a visit to the immigrants and students gathered at Our Lady Queen of Angels School in Harlem this past September, an unplanned and little noticed thing occurred. Amid the cameras and throngs,...
Maryknoll Father works to create capitalism with a conscience Constructing the Kingdom of God here on earth takes dedicated builders. “Most people are afraid to do this kind of work,” says Maryknoll Father Joseph La Mar of his ministry, promoting corporate social responsibility. “You just have to...
Missioner establishes eye clinic in a country where three out of four people lack healthcare Two years ago Maryknoll Father John Barth saw a group of people in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, treating patients’ eye infections under a tree with no equipment but a flashlight, two chairs and some...
|| By Mary Vertucci, M.M. The kidnapping of some 300 Nigerian schoolgirls in April by Islamic extremists opposing education for women struck a chord with young Maasai women at the Emusoi Centre in Arusha, Tanzania, where I am director. They too fight an uphill battle for education in a pastoralist...
|| By Victor Maqque Maryknoll Affiliate from Peru tells how a well-known theologian has influenced him The stories of the Bible seemed like mysterious tales that were disconnected from the reality of Macusani, the village in Puno, Peru, where I grew up. That is, until Catholics here heard about...
|| By Gabriela Romeri New York youth give life to Pope Francis’ words when they come together to share time and talents Pope Francis, speaking to 500 youth on a pilgrimage to Rome last August, told them: “Make the future with beauty, with goodness and truth. … Have courage. Go forward. Make...
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
Ukraine ambassador to the Holy See Andrii Yurash says the Vatican plays a vital role in urging the world to remember his country’s suffering.
Maryknoll and Misioneros magazines together win 43 awards for excellence in English and Spanish coverage of Maryknoll missions.
A Maryknoll sister who served in the Philippines for 55 years reflects on biblical hospitality and the need for contemporary hospitality today.
Caritas Marsabit director says pastoralist communities are at extreme risk of starvation as drought and famine devastate Kenya.
At an international gathering, Representative Chris Smith says human trafficking is worsening, cites Ukrainian and U.S border crises.
Pope Francis says Christians are called to follow the example of the good Samaritan and truly empathize with those who suffer.
Pope Francis tells European young people at conference to “make noise” and if people don’t listen to them “shout even louder.”
A Maryknoll affiliate reflects on the Good Samaritan parable in light of visiting Maryknoll lay missioners serving in El Salvador.
Citing the recent murder of two priests and widespread, deep-seated violence, Mexican bishops, Jesuits and superiors convoke a day of prayer July 10.
Pope Francis blessed the archbishops’ palliums on the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul while emphasizing the Church’s call to inclusive mission.
Mother Teresa’s sisters, the Missionaries of Charity, are kicked out of Nicaragua as repression worsens under President Daniel Ortega.
Maryknoll seminarian in Cochabamba, Bolivia reflects on the Sunday readings in light of the witness given by two senior Maryknoll missioners.
The archbishop of San Antonio speaks out after the horrifying discovery of dead migrants in a...
An editorial from Rome points out much widespread pro-life work is needed in the U.S., from assisting poor mothers to ending gun violence.
The second in our 2016 spirituality series celebrating the Jubilee Year of Mercy. From my...
Ken Eppes, a Maryknoll Society mission educator in Dallas, Texas, introduces a dedicated Partner in Mission from the Lone Star State. When...
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.
Reading another mother’s Mercy Moment in the May/June MARYKNOLL magazine about the compassion she experienced when her son was injured in an accident moved me to share my own Mercy Moment. In May 2013 I got a phone call that my son, Mark, had been in an accident in...
Since the summer of 2014, when the surge in migrants from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador began to overwhelm the U.S. Border Patrol and immigration courts, the United States has incarcerated...
SPIRIT OF MERCY I thought the January/February issue of Maryknoll magazine on "Mercy in Mission" was very good. I know that Maryknoll has been experiencing some ongoing angst over the past 40...
