Pope Francis was laid to rest in a funeral Mass in Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome on April 28. As we reflect on his 12-year pontificate, we celebrate a life and legacy rooted in Gospel values of mercy, social justice, and care for creation.
Sister Jean died on Saturday, March 8, after 77 years as a Maryknoll Sister.
Sept. 5, 2023 Be sure to read Maryknoll Fr. Rick Bauer’s guest opinion piece in The New York Times about witnessing lives saved from HIV/AIDS in Africa thanks to access to treatment and prevention generously given by the United States over the last twenty years through a program called PEPFAR. “As a pro-life man of faith, I…
The following is a message from Lisa Sullivan, reporting from Dubai at the midpoint of the UN Climate Change Conference, COP 28.
James H. Kroeger, MM, shares an exposition of Pope Francis’ latest apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum, originally written for the World Mission magazine in Manila (Comboni Missionaries) 2023.
Key points from the follow-up to Laudato Si’
The document, signed by the 37 bishops of Tanzania, rebukes the government’s undemocratic deals with the United Arab Emirates for not considering the resulting harm to the people. In particular, it mentions the Maasai communities of Loliondo, “whose cultural and social rights have been violated.”
A call for peace in Sudan and South Sudan from the Bishops of South Sudan after a three day meeting.
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega released 222 political prisoners, exiling them to the United States on February 9. He also revoked their citizenship.
The goal of the visit is to reinvigorate the peace process and to give the people of South Sudan hope for peace.
As of this morning 26 people have been killed in the country during the protests of the last week (some only teenagers). We are hoping that there be no further loss of life and that the government listen to the people.
The Church does not have a party, and never will, but she has a side, and always will: the side of justice and peace, of truth and solidarity, of love and equality, of religious freedom and the secular state, of social inclusion and the good life for all. That is why its ministers cannot fail to take a stand when it comes to defending the life of human beings and of nature. … Let us see Jesus in the face of each person, especially the poor who suffer, and not in human authorities who manipulate them in the name of an ideological project of political and economic power.
From the Season of Creation Celebration Guide 2022 Creator of All, From your communion of love your Word went forth to create a symphony of life that sings your praise. By your Holy Wisdom you made the Earth to bring forth a diversity of creatures who praise you in their being. Day after day they…
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our friend and former director, Gerry Lee.
