
Joanne Blaney featured by USCMA
In its Encounter newsletter, the US Catholic Mission Association has published a feature on Joanne...

Joanne Blaney: On a Mission to Restore Justice
Joanne Blaney discusses her work at the Popular Education and Human Rights Center in São Paulo.

Catholic News Service story on Larry Parr
Catholic News Service featured Larry Parr's ministry in El Salvador. The April 3, 2019 article was...

Fr. Charlie Dittmeier featured in La Croix International
Father Charlie Dittmeier, a diocesan priest and member of Maryknoll Lay Missioners, was featured...

Aim high: From flying missions to living mission
Marilyn Kott (class of 2015) was featured in the December 2018 issue of Checkpoints, the magazine...

Salvadoran TV features lay missioner’s soy project
Last year Maryknoll lay missioner Ann Greig was interviewed on Salvadoran TV about her innovative...

National Catholic Reporter covers Sending
The National Catholic Reporter's Peter Feuerherd reported on the Dec. 8, 2018 Sending Ceremony in...

CNS on the Class of 2018 and its Sending
Read Catholic News Service's coverage of the Sending Ceremony and Maryknoll Lay Missioners' new...

‘Maryknoll, miracles and medicine’
The Catholic Post, the diocesan newspaper of the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, features Susan...

13 new Maryknoll missioners to be sent forth
Dec. 8 Sending Ceremony to launch 12 Maryknoll Lay Missioners and one Maryknoll Sister on their overseas missions

Maryknoll Leadership Statement on the Migrant Caravan
All four branches of Maryknoll call on U.S. leaders to 'respond with compassion and dignity worthy...

MKLM in National Catholic Reporter
Loan assistance programs help post-grad volunteers during years of service Maryknoll Lay Missioner...

MKLM in El Salvador – Rick Dixon
Jean Donovan’s Guitar This past December, Maryknoll Lay Missioner Debbie Northern (working at our...

MKLM in Tanzania
Greetings from Mwanza! The kids started a new school year at Isamilo International School in...

MKLM in Bolivia – Teresa Villaruz
Teresa Villaruz Bolivia – December 2017 “Hold Me” Greetings y’all! I officially just completed a...

Make Straight the Paths: Privilege, Inclusion, and Embracing the Future
From Maryknoll Mission Education Written by Kevin M. Foy, February 22, 2018 Sixteen years ago, the...

Susan Nagele in Kenya
Today, we share the work of Susan Nagele in Kenya through her recent newsletter. “Kenya held the...

Pope Francis calls for day of prayer and fasting for peace, especially for the DRC and South Sudan
“In the face of the tragic continuation of conflicts in different parts of the world, I invite all...

News from Joe Loney – MKLM Bolivia
We have a saying in Bolivia, if it does not rain much in January then it will really be a crazy,...

MKLM in Kenya – Project HOPE
“What is planted in each person’s soul will sprout” [Rumi] Greetings from H.O.P.E. Project!...

‘Giving birth to a new world’
Pope Francis calls us to recognize that all of us are brothers and sisters, and to live accordingly (October 2020 ‘Ted’s Talk’)

One Mombasa family’s struggle through the pandemic
HOPE Project’s emergency assistance helps this resilient family to survive

Salvadoran youth face educational challenges during pandemic
Community library program becomes lifeline for students struggling with disruption of their education

Feeding malnourished children in Kenya
St. Patrick’s Dispensary in Mombasa offers crucial nutrition assistance for children living in poverty

Young Cambodians with disabilities receive personal care during pandemic
Grooming time for Home of Hope residents in Chom Chao, Cambodia

50 ways to survive in South Sudan
Spare a prayer for Juba’s street vendors, who work hard for meager pay.

A life in mission
Chuck Lathrop, a co-director of Maryknoll Lay Missioners in the 1970s, reflects on those early days and his continuing commitment to mission

Let us work to be united in heart
On this World Day of Migrants and Refugees, in the midst of unprecedented upheaval, scripture calls us to compassion.

Brazilian TV features Kathy Bond’s online workshop
Lay missioner’s teaching of shantala baby massage is highlighted by Com Você program.

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.

Theater that changes lives
Flávio José Rocha uses Theater of the Oppressed to work for change in Brazil.

What’s fair?
Flávio José Rocha reflects on the parable of the landowner and laborers in light of his mission work.

An Uzima Centre success story
Samwel Chacha — from orphan to frontline COVID nurse and medical student

How we buried Mercedes
A Salvadoran funeral during COVID-19

COVID-19 is causing setbacks for other global health efforts
The coronavirus pandemic is hampering global public health efforts to treat and control the spread of malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis in Africa.

Moments of hope in COVID-era Bolivia
It is the simple moments of shared connection that give hope during these times of darkness and uncertainty

Aiding asylum seekers in the midst of a pandemic
Carol Honerkamp Zuccarino has been volunteering at El Paso’s Annunciation House for more than six months.

Haitian reforestation project promotes sustainability
‘Project Lorax’ will provide sustainable development and a livelihood for 100 families, while planting 40,000 new trees.

The good news of polio eradication in Africa
Lay missioner reflects on her part in the decades-long public health campaign to “Kick Polio Out of Africa”

Denial, struggle and hope during Haiti’s pandemic
Despite uncertainty, fear and a sense of powerlessness, hope continues to anchor lay missioners in Haiti.

In El Salvador, COVID-19 self-isolation is countercultural
Latin Americans value close family ties and togetherness, which make self-quarantining particularly difficult.

We must take up our crosses — with love
Rich Tarro reflects on joy and grace in the midst of suffering.

New 3-minute Maryknoll Lay Missioners video
Video about Maryknoll Lay Missioners’ inspiring, multifaceted work in Africa, Asia and the Americas

Why serve in South Sudan?
30 months into his service in South Sudan — and 30 years after first traveling to the country — Gabe Hurrish reflects on why he is there.

Beating the odds with an immigration case
How Elizabeth’s life changed forever, thanks to a lay missioner’s legal advocacy — and the prayers and support of many

Protecting people living with disabilities in remote Bolivian towns
Maryknoll lay missioners in Bolivia team up to bring together needs and resources for creative new ministries with people living with disabilities.

Promoting indigenous people’s education in the southern Philippines
Returned missioner Jet Birondo-Goddard continues to sow “seeds of peace” in her Maryknoll-inspired journey

A returned missioner’s reflection on George Floyd and Black Lives Matter
Today’s unspeakable tragedies rekindle our deep missionary longing to seek a more just world for all by “doing something.”

Maryknoll Lay Missioners turns 45
The history of the U.S. Catholic Church’s leading global lay missioner program

Maryknoll’s first lay missioner
During the 1930s, Dr. Harry Blaber, a Brooklyn physician, served as a medical missioner with Maryknoll in China.

Teen pregnancies increasing during pandemic
In East Africa, a setback for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls

Remembering the Aug. 3 El Paso massacre
Last year’s racist mass shooting must be a call to action. Light a candle and do your part!

Helping children with disabilities access healthcare in Tanzania
Maryknoll parish’s community health program tackles health insurance and other obstacles that prevent children with disabilities from accessing care

Elderly Salvadoran couple teaches about the joy of sharing
Lessons from a breakfast with Enriqueta and Eugenio, as they shelter from a tropical storm in El Salvador

Ugandan immigrant in South Sudan empowers women
Meet Constance Langoya, a woman of constant strength

Cortney and Juan’s pandemic meal ministry
During the strict Bolivian quarantine, lay missioners in Cochabamba have been providing daily meals to hungry and homeless people.

Our commitment to anti-racism and the ‘Beloved Community’
A Maryknoll Lay Missioners statement

Anti-racism action steps and resources
From Maryknoll Lay Missioners’ Anti-Racism Task Force

Life and death in COVID-19 Tanzania
On the surface, life in Tanzania looks normal, but coronavirus cases are multiplying.

Choosing fertile ground for hope
Peg Vámosy reflects on how this pandemic offers us the opportunity for a fresh start on healing our broken relationship with all God’s creation.

Paulo, presente: Gratitude to an essential worker
Joanne Blaney shares the story of a member of her base community.

Salim’s family and the struggle for survival
For poor but resilient families in Mombasa, Kenya, finding enough food to make it through the pandemic presents an enormous challenge.

Following Jesus means being ‘all in’
Father Bill Vos reflects on ‘laying down one’s life’ for others in global mission

What does a meal mean to you?
Running a food ministry during the COVID-19 lockdown gave Juan Gomez a new perspective on a plate of food.

A listener and a healer
On any given Saturday, Agustín is on the soccer field or on his patio, sharing with and mentoring the community’s kids.

An outpouring of solidarity in doubly harsh times
Communities in El Salvador are rallying to respond to COVID-19 and Tropical Storm Amanda

Advocating for refugees in East Africa
At Jesuit Refugee Service in Nairobi, Dee Dungy speaks up for Sudanese, Somali and Ugandan refugees

‘Great joy and relief’ at Supreme Court upholding DACA
Maryknoll urges continuing work toward permanent solution for ‘Dreamers’

A Father’s Day reflection
What God the Father can teach us about the vocation of fatherhood

Learning from the masters of resilience
How does the human spirit remain hopeful when suffering seems to have no end?