Religious leaders of Ukraine decry atrocities committed against civilians, saying its human rights abuses make Russia a “terrorist state.”
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.
NEWS
Latest news from mission sites and countries around the world.
Meeting Migrants in Malta, Pope Warns Civilization Risks Being ‘Shipwrecked’
Pope Francis in Malta insists that migrants and refugees must be treated with care and kindness and recognized as brothers and sisters.
Pope Apologizes for Treatment of Indigenous in Canada
After listening to representatives of Canada’s Indigenous communities, Pope Francis met all the groups together and apologized for the complicity of Catholics in abusing Indigenous children in Canada and helping in the attempt to erase their culture, Pope Francis pledged to address the issue more fully when he visits Canada.
Priests in Vietnam Keep Catholic Mission Alive
The Catholic Church in Vietnam flourishes under its own clergy, who assumed leadership after the communists expelled foreign priests in 1975.
Pope Meets Hong Kong Bishop, Records Messages to Chinese Catholics
Pope Francis in video message tells Chinese that God is sometimes hidden from sight, “but he is always beside us.”
Spiritual Sensitivity Is Needed, Pope Says
Spiritual sensitivity, especially to the wisdom of the elderly, would end the “savage cruelty” of war and alleviate the plight of refugees.
Roma Fleeing Ukraine Stuck in Shelters in Poland
Roma refugees, who often do not have identity documents or passports, face discrimination as they seek safe haven in European countries.
Pope Listens to Canadian Indigenous
In scheduled visits, Métis and Inuit leaders bring testimonies, including those related to abuse at residential schools, to Pope Francis.
Pope Consecrates Ukraine, Russia and World to Mary
Pope Francis consecrates “all humanity and especially Russia and Ukraine” to the Immaculate Heart of Mary in prayer for an end to war.
Priest who Protests Mining in Peru Threatened
Father Carlos Campos, who started a Laudato Si’ group in northern Peru, is threatened for questioning wildcat mining.
St. Romero’s Journey Is A Triumph of God’s Justice
Bishop says Óscar Romero encountered opposition in his prophetic journey, but his sainthood proves that God’s truth is eventually revealed.
Pope to Consecrate Russia, Ukraine to Mary
Bishops around the world to join Pope Francis in consecration of Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Millions in South Sudan Face Hunger Crisis
As over eight million people face starvation, desperate South Sudanese raid warehouses and attack aid workers for food.
Cardinal Says, Remember Conflict in Syria
Apostolic Nuncio to Syria fears the world has forgotten 11 year conflict that left 610,000 dead, 2.1 million injured and 13 million displaced.
PHOTO MEDITATION
Spirituality
Mission in Latin America
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...
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