Celebrating a milestone anniversary, Maryknoll Lay Missioners (MKLM) honors an inspiring past, a compelling present and a strong future.
Fifty Years of Sharing Hope
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Maryknoll Magazine Spring 2026
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.
FEATURED STORIES
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.
Vatican II at 60: A Marvelous Mission Awakening
The third of a four-part series on the 60th anniversary of Vatican II reflects on the significance of mission in the Church.
2024 Maryknoll Student Essay Contest Winners
For the Jubilee Year, middle and high school students wrote about what they have learned about hope from experiences in their own lives.
Poem: A Migrant’s Trail
In this moving poem, Maryknoll Lay Missioner Rick Dixon follows one migrant’s trail to its tragic end, a grave marker in a potter’s field.
Learning Synodality from Theologians of Life
A Maryknoll priest finds lessons in the collective lifestyle of the Mojeño-Trinitario people served by Maryknoll in the Bolivian Amazon.
Leo XIV Becomes the First American Pope
Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native and longtime missioner in Peru, is elected on the second day of the conclave, becoming the first American pope.
Hope Triumphs in Guatemala
Maryknoll Father William Senger builds a parish in Guatemala by constructing chapels and forming lay leaders.
A Maryknoll Heart Beats in Kowloon
Maryknoll Convent School, a school founded by pioneering Maryknoll Sisters in Hong Kong, celebrates its centenary the Maryknoll way.
A Tribute to Gustavo Gutiérrez
Orbis Books Publisher Robert Ellsberg offers a tribute to Father Gustavo Gutiérrez, father of liberation theology.
NEWS
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
Maryknoll Lay Missioner in Cambodia Helps Migrant Victims of Scam Centers
As the government cracks down on illegal work sites, migrant workers whose documents were stolen are left both unemployed and stranded far from home.
The Lord’s Most Loved: A Maryknoll Reflection
Maryknoll Lay Missioner Louise Locke, who serves in Bolivia, reflects on a recent encounter with an indigent man and the Sunday Mass readings.
Mexico’s Bishops Call for Peace After Soccer Field Massacre Claims 11 Lives
The massacre in Guanajuato is the latest incident of violence related to drug cartels that has convulsed the country for nearly 20 years.
After Minneapolis Shootings, Cardinal Says Stop Funding ‘Lawless Organization’
Cardinal Joseph Tobin calls on faith communities to urge lawmakers to reconsider funding for the Department of Homeland Security.
New Partnership Will Help Church Defend Migrants, Refugees
Catholic organizations launch an alliance to coordinate local responses and defend people from pernicious deportation policies.
Mission on the Margins: A Maryknoll Reflection
Maryknoll Sister Genie Natividad, who has served at the U.S.-Mexico border, invites us to reach out to marginalized people, as Jesus did.
Top Vatican Official Warns That Global Uncertainty May Lead to War
Cardinal Pietro Parolin said that declining diplomacy, violations of sovereignty and a rise in conflicts are pushing the world to the brink.
US Cardinals Call for ‘Genuinely Moral Foreign Policy for Our Nation’
Three U.S. cardinals warn that polarization, partisanship and narrow national interests threaten global peace and human dignity.
My Beloved Venezuela: A Maryknoll Reflection
Maryknoll Father Leo Shea reflects on Jesus as the Lamb of God and the suffering of the people in Venezuela, where he served in mission.
International Court: Myanmar Military Targeted Rohingya in Hate Campaigns
The International Court of Justice examines the State of Myanmar for alleged genocide against the Rohingya fueled by social media offensives.
ICE Deported Minnesota Church Employee, Surveilled Parish During Mass
Pastor says ICE monitoring of a Catholic church during Mass is intimidating parishioners and “feels like we’re in a war zone.”
Machado Asks Pope to Help Free Political Prisoners in Venezuela
María Corina Machado petitions Pope Leo to intercede and to support a democratic transition after Nicolás Maduro’s capture.
After ICE Shooting, Minneapolis Archbishop Pleads for Prayers, Calm
Following the ICE shooting of Renee Good, Minneapolis Archbishop Bernard Hebda calls to ‘lower the temperature’ of divisive rhetoric.
In Jesus’ Footsteps: A Maryknoll Reflection
As we enter Ordinary Time, Maryknoll Father Lo Xuan Dam reflects on the start of Jesus’ mission in the world and the call for us to follow.
PHOTO MEDITATION
Spirituality
Spirit of Mission: Too Many Saviors?
Christians like Dietrich Bonhoeffer offer concrete examples of following Jesus and taking up the Cross, even at great personal risk.
Mission in Latin America
Faces that Sustain Mission
Behind every missioner is “an infinity of faces” who make their work possible, writes Maryknoll Father Alejandro Marina from Bolivia.
MISSIONER TALES
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.
Missioner Tales, Spring 2025
Missioners share vignettes of life drawn from their Maryknoll ministries in Bolivia, Guatemala, Tanzania and Brazil.
ORBIS BOOKS SPOTLIGHT
World Watch
World Watch: Global Debt Crisis Needs a Jubilee
Pope Francis has called on world leaders to consider debt cancellation for poor countries as a way to honor the Jubilee Year.
Readers’ Responses
Readers’ Responses, Spring 2025
Readers respond via email, letter or message to our stories published online, circulated in print and shared weekly by ezine.
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