Two Jesuit priests were murdered in the Mexican state of Chihuahua while protecting a man being chased by gunmen.
Maryknoll Magazine Fall 2026
Welcome to the Fall magazine — our vocations issue. Father Victor Mutobera, Maryknoll’s newest priest, graces our cover. In an interview, ordaining prelate Bishop Joseph Perry reflects that mission is intrinsic to the priesthood. Maryknoll Father Lo Xuan Dam, serving in Japan, is an example.
Readers will also find in this issue stories about other Maryknoll vocations: a brother at the Society Center, a sister who served in East Timor, a family in Tanzania and an affiliate in Guatemala. As Maryknoll Father Joseph Healey writes, “Let us celebrate mission.”
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.
Dreams Are Stalled on DACA’s 10th Anniversary
Advocates are frustrated that DACA is on hold while progress toward legislation allowing dreamers to remain in the U.S. has stagnated.
Corpus Christi: A Maryknoll Reflection
A Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns staff member recalls Mass for migrants at the Houston Catholic Worker as she reflects on Sunday’s readings.
What Lesson Can We Learn from Another Shooting?
A religious brother visits Uvalde, Texas, and reflects on the pain of yet another community suffering in the wake of a mass shooting.
Superpowers at War Add to World’s Poor, Pope Says
"Great poverty" is produced by wars that strike the defenseless and vulnerable, Pope Francis say...
Pope Postpones July Trip to Africa
Health issues prevent Pope Francis from visiting Congo and South Sudan this summer, postponing...
Holy Trinity Sunday: A Maryknoll Reflection
Maryknoll Sister Teresa Dagdag, who serves in the Philippines, reflects on the Trinity as a model of relationships and interconnectedness.
Bishops Advance Sainthood Cause of Korea Martyrs
Maryknoll’s Bishop Patrick James Byrne is among 81 Servants of God whose canonization is being advanced by South Korea’s bishops.
In Syria, People Are Lucky to Eat Once a Day
Religious sister says poverty is so extreme that the vast majority of the population suffers hunger and food insecurity.
Nigeria Bishops Denounce Deadly Church Attack
Nigeria’s Catholic bishops lament the attack on a church during Pentecost Sunday Mass that left at least 50 people dead and scores of others injured.
Pentecost Sunday: A Maryknoll Reflection
A Maryknoll priest who serves in Latin America reflects on the readings for Pentecost and how the Holy Spirit leads us to embrace dialogue and renewal in the Church.
Pope Appeals for End of Grain Blockade
Concerned about Russian blockade of Ukrainian grain, Pope Francis says, “Please do not use food as a weapon of war” at his weekly general audience.
Peruvian Indigenous Bury Remains from 1985 Massacre
Hundreds of people gathered in the Andean village of Accomarca to bury the remains of 50 victims of a massacre by Peruvian soldiers in 1985.
Ascension of the Lord: A Maryknoll Reflection
By Darlene Jacobs, M.M. Sunday, May 29, 2022Acts 1: 1-11; Psalm 47: 2-3, 6-7, 8-9; Ephesians 1:...
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
I had recently arrived in Peru and was assigned to Taraco in the department of Puno, 13,000 feet above sea level. Every six months we had to take a break from the physical stress of the high altitude. I decided to go to Lima by way of Cuzco and Machu Picchu, the...
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