Maryknoll affiliate Erin Rickwa expands a project she founded to help high-risk children, Bridges to Healing International, to Tanzania.
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Maryknoll Magazine Fall 2025
This issue of Maryknoll magazine, Heralds of Hope, presents our two recently ordained priests. They are signs of hope for the Church, for Maryknoll as a mission society and for the people they will serve abroad.
So, too, is our new pontiff, Pope Leo XIV. The first pope from the United States, he brings personal mission experience and “a deep commitment to dialogue, peace and global solidarity” to the Church and the world.
Hope is infectious and abounds in the stories of Maryknoll missioners.
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.
Celebrating a Life of Faith and Mission
Esperanza and Arturo Monterrubio, of Houston, Texas, find inspiration for mission in the example of Maryknoll Father Rafael Dávila.
World Watch: Water Rights Victory in Peru
Maryknoll Sister Patricia Ryan and the organization she founded in the Andes of southern Peru have won a landmark case for water rights.
‘The Sun Is Burning Up the Forest’
A Maryknoll mission partner in Bolivia, Father Enrique Bustamante, shares a moving testimony about the dire situation in the Amazon.
Building a Team for Christian Community
A new Maryknoll priest, Father Greg McPhee, describes his ministry in Bolivia, where he and a pastoral team are forming a chapel community.
A New Mission Presence in Chad
Four Maryknoll sisters set out last year to launch the congregation’s new mission in the Central African country of Chad.
Trial by Fire in the Amazon
Four seminarians in Maryknoll’s overseas training program face arduous challenges in Bolivia, including TIPNIS, a remote area of the Amazon.
Martyrs of the Ixcán
Almost 50 years ago, lay missioner John Gauker died with Maryknoll Father Bill Woods in a suspicious plane crash in Guatemala’s Ixcán jungle.
2023 Maryknoll Student Essay Contest Winners
The winners of the 2023 Maryknoll Student Essay Contest share words of wisdom and hope for the future as they address the essay prompt.
NEWS
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
Miami Archbishop Presses for Pastoral Visits to Alligator Alcatraz
Miami archbishop requests access to “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center in order to carry out pastoral visits as part of prison ministry.
A Knock at the Door: A Maryknoll Reflection
A Maryknoll lay missioner and immigration attorney reflects on the Mass readings in light of the tragedies suffered by migrants and refugees.
US to Withdraw from UNESCO over Palestine and UN Development Goals
Decision based on disagreement with inclusion of Palestine and U.N. Sustainable Development Goals. Experts warn of impact on multilateralism.
Myanmar Opposition Court Sentences 9 Men to 20 Years for Killing Priest
Five months after the murder of Catholic priest Donald Win in Sagaing, Myanmar, an opposition court sentenced nine men for the heinous crime.
Pope Condemns Violence in Middle East, Calls for End to ‘Barbarity’
The pope mourned the deaths caused by an Israeli attack on a Catholic church in Gaza and called for an immediate end to the war.
Three Dead, Holy Family Gaza Pastor Injured After Mid-morning Israeli Attack
An attack on the only Catholic church in Gaza leaves three dead, others injured, including the parish priest.
Mary and Martha: A Maryknoll Reflection
A Maryknoll lay missioner serving in Bolivia reflects on the lessons to be learned from Mary and Martha in Sunday’s Gospel reading.
Patriarchs Support Christian Communities Facing Settler Attacks in West Bank
Religious leaders in the Holy Land urge Israel to stop settler attacks on Taybeh and to investigate violence against homes, churches, and farms.
Attack on Seminary in Nigeria Leaves 1 Guard Dead, 3 Seminarians Kidnapped
After gunmen kill a guard and kidnap 3 seminarians in Nigeria, bishop condemns the violence and pleads for release of students.
Leo XIV Prays for Conversion of Those Resisting Climate Action at New Mass
Pope Leo XIV celebrates a new Mass “for the Care of Creation” and urges ecological conversion and responsibility in caring for our common home.
Neighbor or Enemy? A Maryknoll Reflection
A Maryknoll sister who taught Scripture in the Philippines for five decades offers a fresh perspective on this Sunday’s Mass readings.
Indignation in Iowa over Abrupt Deportation of Young Parishioner
A 20-year-old man who is active in his local parish was deported to his native Guatemala without notice to his family or his lawyer.
Religious Minorities in Syria Are Killed, Persecuted
Religious minorities suffer discrimination and violence under Syria’s new government, according to a report by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Priest Missing and Missionaries Killed: Rising Religious Violence in Colombia
The disappearance of a priest and the recent murders of Christian missionaries raises concerns about violence toward religious in Colombia.
PHOTO MEDITATION
Spirituality
Spirit of Mission: Healing from the Sacred Heart
Using the story of Mother Cabrini, Maryknoll Father Joseph Veneroso reflects on what devotion to the Most Sacred Heart teaches about healing.
Partners in Mission
Partners in Mission: Return to the Border
Doctor Guadalupe Jimenez joins a Maryknoll immersion trip to the U.S.-Mexico border and finds herself inspired to serve migrants.
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, Summer 2024
Missioners share snippets of mission life drawn from Bolivia, Taiwan, South Sudan and the U.S.-Mexico border.
ORBIS BOOKS SPOTLIGHT
World Watch
World Watch: Indo-Pacific Economic Prosperity?
The new trade deal among 14 countries, currently under negotiation, has the potential of affecting 28% of U.S. global trade.
Readers’ Responses
Readers’ Responses, Summer 2024
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