Troubled by rising tensions and potential aggression by Russia against Ukraine, Pope Francis calls for a Day of Prayer for Peace on Jan. 26.
Maryknoll Magazine Winter 2026
This issue of Maryknoll magazine presents stories about immigration and the Maryknoll missioners who help migrants, refugees, and displaced people both in the United States and abroad.
Be inspired by a photo meditation on Mother Cabrini. Learn about the compassion of a Maryknoll Sister who serves children of migrant families affected by mass deportations in Florida. Read about the journey of an undocumented migrant who became a permanent deacon and now leads Maryknoll immersion trips back to his home country.
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.
NEWS
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
Bishops Visit Maryknoll Martyrs’ Tomb in El Salvador
Bishops from U.S. and El Salvador celebrate Mass at the tombs of Maryknoll martyrs Sisters Maura Clarke and Ita Ford. (CNS photo/Rhina Guidos)
El Salvador Celebrates Four New Blesseds
Four Salvadoran martyrs, two priests and two lay companions killed during the civil war, are...
Salvadorans Mark Anniversary of Peace Accords
Salvadorans celebrate the 30th anniversary of the 1992 signing of the peace accords ending their country’s 12-year civil war.
Future of Expanded Child Tax Credit Is Uncertain
Despite evidence that the expanded child tax credit has reduced poverty, legislators are unable to...
Catholics from Afghanistan Wait in ‘Purgatory’ for Visas
Catholic refugees from Afghanistan wait in limbo in a refugee camp in the United Arab Emirates, hoping to to be resettled.
Pope Sends Relief to Philippines, Migrants in Europe
Pope Francis sends relief aid to the Philippines after a deadly typhoon and to Caritas Poland for migrants stranded at the Belarus border.
Church Helps Civilians Fleeing War in Myanmar
The Catholic Church is helping evacuate and shelter thousands of people fleeing their homes in conflict-torn Kayah state in eastern Myanmar.
Honduran Human Rights Activist Assassinated
Assassination of indigenous human rights activist and pastoral agent Pablo Isabel Hernández in Honduras provokes international outcry.
Archbishop Urges Nuclear Disarmament
Archbishop Wester of Santa Fe urges renewed commitment to peace with the goal of eliminating...
Ethiopian Bishop Describes ‘Way of the Cross’
In Ethiopia, Bishop Lesanuchristos Matheos describes the conflict, hunger and violence suffered by his people as a “Way of the Cross.”
Pope to Diplomatic Corps: Pandemic Calls for ‘Reality Check’
Pope Francis urges diplomatic corps to eschew divisions and decries “cancel culture” as ideological colonization.
Afghan Helps Welcome Refugees
Afghan immigrant Sayed Wardak helps church agency welcome refugees from his homeland with Catholic...
Philippines Bans Child Marriage
Law signed in the Philippines prohibits child marriage and allows authorities to impose heavy punishment, including up to 12 years in prison.
PHOTO MEDITATION
Spirituality
Partners in Mission
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
Ten months after arriving in Hong Kong and completing some beginner's lessons in the Cantonese language, I was assigned to teach English and religion at the Maryknoll Fathers’ School in Kowloon Tsai. In its primary and secondary sections there were 1,500 pupils. Most...
ORBIS BOOKS SPOTLIGHT
World Watch
Readers’ Responses
CENTERSPREAD
