As Pope Francis calls for dialogue, international Church leaders and Nicaraguan Catholics speak out against the arrest of Bishop Álvarez.
Maryknoll Magazine Summer 2026
We begin this issue of Maryknoll magazine with a prayer for peace around the world, especially the Middle East. We include a joint statement from the joint Maryknoll leadership of priests, brothers, sisters and lay people calling for the cessation of the Iran conflict.
Our coverage features stories about missioners serving in Asia, Africa and Latin America and accompanying immigrants here at home. This issue includes the prayer of consecration of the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. We also profile Maryknoll Seminarian Victor Mutobera in light of his upcoming ordination.
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.
The Narrow Gate: A Maryknoll Reflection
A Maryknoll affiliate who has worked 40 years in public education reflects on “the narrow gate” in the Mass readings for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Reunification of Migrant Families Takes Years
Two families who long for reunification offer their stories on behalf of countless others separated by the U.S./Mexico border.
Pope Francis: Somalia Is in a Humanitarian Crisis
Pope Francis draws global attention to Somalia, where one million displaced people face famine and disease provoked by drought.
Nicaraguans at Home and Abroad Defend Bishop
Bianca Jagger, a human rights advocate, joins other Nicaraguans to call for the release of Bishop José Álvarez, who is under house arrest.
‘Remain in Mexico’ Border Policy Will Be Ended
Homeland Security announces the end of the Trump-era policy known as “Remain in Mexico” that kept...
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
By Sister Mary Ellen Manz, M.M. Sunday, August 14, 2022 Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10; Psalms 40:2, 3,...
African Bishops Lament Inability to Stop Young People from Leaving
Bishops in Africa express “pain” at seeing young people migrate to lives of uncertainty.
Religious Orders Call for International Intervention in Haiti
Gangs in Haiti are responsible for nearly four kidnappings a day in 2022 and violence that killed more than 200 and forced 3,000 to flee their homes during July alone.
New Salvadoran reality threatens ‘inclusion’
A Maryknoll lay missioner reflects on Salvadoran crackdown on gangs that sweeps up the righteous along with the wicked.
Detained Bishop in Nicaragua Says Hate must Be Answered with Love
Bishop critical of the Nicaraguan government of President Daniel Ortega because of its repression is under virtual house arrest.
Faith in Suffering: A Maryknoll Reflection
Reflecting on the Sunday Mass readings, a Maryknoll lay missioner gives witness to the faith of the community where she serves in Haiti.
Deacon Tom Cornell, longtime Catholic peacemaker and activist, dies at 88
Peacemaker and activist Tom Cornell, co-founder of Pax Christi USA and the Catholic Peace Fellowship, dies at 88.
Biden continues construction along parts of border wall started by Trump
The Biden administration plan to fill gaps in the border wall draws rebuke from residents, immigration organizations and political opponents.
PHOTO MEDITATION
Spirituality
Prayer for Vocations
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
In Mwanza, Tanzania, where I serve with the Maryknoll Lay Missioners, I help run a program for girls to learn life skills, handcrafts and entrepreneurship. One day a group of us went on a visit to the home of a 20-year old girl who originally joined the program but...
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