‘Bold hopes’ for the new year
Members of the Monte San Juan Parish community in El Salvador state their hopes for 2021
Greetings from the Soy Program
Their faith and resiliency will help Salvadorans endure the current challenges and make progress in the new year.
‘When are the gringos coming?’
Actively hoping for a better world
Catholic News Service story features Melissa Altman
CNS highlights Maryknoll lay missioner’s work in El Salvador and the legacy of the four martyred U.S. church women
Missioners in El Salvador reflect on martyred church women
40 years after the brutal murder of four U.S. church women, Maryknoll lay missioners reflect on their legacy.
We urgently need your help!
The pandemic has presented us with unprecedented challenges
Jean Donovan, lay missioner martyred in 1980
40 years after her martyrdom, Jean Donovan’s example continues to inspire.
Salvadoran youth face educational challenges during pandemic
Community library program becomes lifeline for students struggling with disruption of their education
From Peace Corps to ‘Catholic Peace Corps’
Seven Maryknoll lay missioners who got their start in the Peace Corps compare notes about their experiences in both.
How we buried Mercedes
A Salvadoran funeral during COVID-19
In El Salvador, COVID-19 self-isolation is countercultural
Latin Americans value close family ties and togetherness, which make self-quarantining particularly difficult.
