Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez asked the country to pray “for liberation from Satan” Feb. 1 after violence erupted following a political rally late Jan. 31 in the capital, San Salvador.
Maryknoll Magazine Summer 2025
This Summer 2025 issue of Maryknoll magazine is dedicated to our beloved Pope Francis. Our cover story pays tribute to the pope from Argentina who was a sign of hope and inspiration for the Maryknoll family, the Catholic Church and the world.
While our print magazine went to press before the conclave, our web pages reflect the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first from the United States. The summer issue also includes a statement from Maryknoll’s superior general, addressing current challenges faced by our 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.
Nigerian Archbishop on Increased Kidnappings: Our Priests and Nuns are Not for Sale
The Catholic Church in Nigeria is not paying ransom for any priest, religious sister, catechists or any other Church leader who is kidnapped by Boko Haram and other groups that target Christians, a prelate in the West African country has said.
Migrants Trekking Through Amazon Jungle to Peru Trapped in Legal Limbo
Haitian migrants and people from as far off as Guinea Bissau and Togo, entering Peru from Brazil. They are part of wave of economic migrants created by the pandemic who are on the move, but coming up against increasing obstacles.
Prayers Needed for Myanmar, Says Yangon’s Auxiliary Bishop
After a military coup and the detention of top government leaders in Myanmar, the auxiliary bishop of Yangon, the nation’s largest city and former capital, called for prayers, caution and stocking up on provisions for the people.
Suu Kyi Detained by Military Amid Myanmar Coup Fears
Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of Myanmar’s governing National League for Democracy (NLD) party, has been detained by the military as fears grow of a coup in the conflict-torn country. President Win Myint and other leaders were also “taken” in the early hours of Feb. 1, NLD spokesman Myo Nyunt told
the Reuters news agency.
Pope Meets with Head of World Food Program
During a 40-minute meeting, WFP head “voiced specific fears about famine looming in several countries at the same time as COVID-19 is ravaging communities around the globe.”
Mexican officials alerted to possible massacre
Church groups call on the Mexican government to investigate possible migrant massacre. By David...
Pope: Failure to Remember Holocaust Will Lead World Down Same Path
The pope marked the observance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day by calling on the world to “remember the Shoah” and to “be aware of how this path of death began, this path of extermination, of brutality.”
Poet Amanda Gorman Is a Light to Us All, Parishioner Says
Long before she burst into the public spotlight delivering her inauguration poem, Amanda Gorman got a standing ovation from fellow parishioners of St. Brigid Church in Los Angeles for reciting a poem she wrote about the parish…
Christians Face a Climate of Fear in Six Asian Countries
The 2021 World Watch List, compiled by the US-based Christian advocacy group Open Doors, says North Korea, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Iran and India are hotbeds of Christian persecution in Asia.
Catholic Leaders Laud Biden Plan to Rejoin Paris Climate Agreement
Catholic leaders welcomed President Joe Biden’s Inauguration Day announcement that the United States would rejoin the Paris climate change agreement.
Biden’s Inaugural Address Calls Americans to Unity
Biden pauses for a moment of silence for all those who have died during the COVID-19 pandemic. By...
Mission Accomplished: Walking Together in Solidarity
Maryknoll Mission Center in Bolivia ends 55 years of service with a solidarity campaign to aid the...
With Evictions Soaring, Catholic Agencies Struggle to Keep Families Housed
As many as 14.1 million American households are at risk of eviction, survey shows. By Dennis...
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.
ORBIS BOOKS SPOTLIGHT
World Watch
Readers’ Responses
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