Winter 2026 Cover - Uganda

Maryknoll Magazine Winter 2026

This issue of Maryknoll magazine presents stories about immigration and the Maryknoll missioners that 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.

Think of the Holy Family Fleeing Herod and Pray for Migrants, Pope Says

Think of the Holy Family Fleeing Herod and Pray for Migrants, Pope Says

Continuing his series of audience talks about St. Joseph, Pope Francis focused on Joseph’s courage in taking Mary and the baby Jesus to Egypt to escape Herod, and he compared St. Joseph’s bravery to the courage of migrants and refugees who leave their homelands to protect and help their families.

Pope to Children: Love Others

Pope to Children: Love Others

At two Christmas events, Pope Francis tells children that Jesus loves them and wants them to show love for others through acts of kindness.

Holy Families at the Border

Holy Families at the Border

Sister Norma Pimentel, who serves at the U.S./Mexico border, asks, who are the holy families in our midst this Christmas?

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

MISSIONER TALES

Leung Ying, who was partially disabled after a stroke, came to live in our home for the elderly in Hong Kong, where I served in mission. She appeared very sad and would walk up and down, dragging one foot a little and weeping. She continually repeated the same thing,...

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ORBIS BOOKS SPOTLIGHT

World Watch

Readers’ Responses

CENTERSPREAD

Mourners attend a vigil at Lynnhurst Park in Minneapolis on Aug. 27, 2025, after a shooting at Annunciation Church that took the lives of two schoolchildren. (OSV News/Tim Evans/Reuters/U.S.)