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.
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...
|| By Margaret Gaughan For one winner, the Maryknoll essay contest gives an intangible award Winning first place in the 1996 Maryknoll Student Essay Contest was more than an honor for J.J. O’Connor. It was the catalyst that helped him turn a personal tragedy into a steppingstone to service....
|| By Lynn F. Monahan; Photos by Sean Sprague With snow-capped Himalayan peaks towering overhead, Maryknoll Father Joseph Thaler leaves the village of Melamchi-Gyang and begins a three-day, 25-mile hike to visit other mountain villages of Nepal. From an altitude of more than 8,000 feet, the...
Story and photos by Rick Dixon, MKLM Books open the world to children in a poverty-stricken neighborhood in El Salvador Nine-year-old Karla picked up the Spanish edition of The Rainbow Fish and the Blue Whale. She examined bright colors of sea fauna, water and bubbles, ran her fingers across the...
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
Officials announce that the United States, Colombia and Panama will implement plans to block the Darién Gap as record numbers of migrants risk their lives.
A Maryknoll lay missioner serving in South Sudan reflects on the Mass readings for the Third Sunday of Easter.
Church leaders call for a return to dialogue after fighting in Sudan leaves nearly 200 dead and the country cut off from humanitarian aid.
During his weekly general audience, Pope Francis honors the memory of martyrs and names seven Missionaries of Charity sisters killed in Yemen in 1998 and 2016.
A new report from the Pew Research Center shows steady trends of loss, with young Latinos less likely to identify as Catholic.
Children are working as part of the agricultural labor force, sometimes enduring long hours and grueling conditions.
A Maryknoll sister who served in Chile and Sudan reflects on “seeing the Lord” in the readings for the Second Sunday of Easter and in our own lives of service.
For Christians in Nigeria, including a mother with a harrowing story of loss and survival, Jesus’ Cross gives meaning to their everyday suffering.
Pope Francis says sharing the Gospel requires literally “going out” and not just being “keyboard warriors” who argue with others online.
Attacks by Muslim extremists on Christian communities in Nigeria have left scores of casualties during the days leading up to Easter.
During his Easter address, Pope Francis prayed that the joy of Easter would break through “the gloom” of war.
A former superior general of Maryknoll shares a reflection on the Mass readings for Easter Sunday, focusing on Mary Magdalene in the gospel.
Pope Francis compares Holy Week spirituality to spring cleaning and also calls for prayers for mothers who suffer today in our world.
Responding to calls from Indigenous leaders, the Vatican repudiates concepts in papal bulls from the Conquest that led to the “Doctrine of Discovery.”
The second in our 2016 spirituality series celebrating the Jubilee Year of Mercy. From my...
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, July & August 2016 Veronica Calleman is a member of the Catholic community I serve in the U.N. camp at Malakal, South Sudan. When fighting among different ethnic groups erupted in the camp this past February, Veronica decided to flee from the area...
Almost one year ago, Pope Francis changed the world when he published Laudato Si’, his letter on the environment. In it, he says that human activity is mostly to blame for global climate change, and...
We begin this Year of Mercy with “mercy moments” from Maryknoll missioners. Iwas living in Santa Rita, a relocation community of refugees in the Peten region of northern Guatemala, and stopped at...
