Lynn F. Monahan is editor-in-chief of Maryknoll magazine and served as a Maryknoll lay missioner in Peru in the 1990s. A graduate of Syracuse University, he has worked for newspapers and newswires, including The Associated Press and Bloomberg News. He holds a master’s degree in writing from Manhattanville College, and is the author of the award-winning novel Pistaco: A Tale of Love in the Andes.
Twitter: @LFMonahan
The returned Maryknoll lay missioners started a Catholic Worker in Charlottesville, Virginia, for families experiencing homelessness.
As settlers attack Taybeh, the West Bank’s last all-Christian town, Church leaders reaffirm support for Palestinian civilians.
A Maryknoll Affiliates chapter and Maryknoll Sister Janet Srebalus tend the flame of mission in Mwanza, Tanzania.
Maryknoll Brother Wayne Fitzpatrick reflects on the steadfast faith that leads to healing in Jesus’ encounter with the Canaanite woman.
In the state of Bihar, Hindu nationalists threaten 42 Christian families as hostility rises against religious minorities.
The 7.4-magnitude earthquake killed more than 250 people and injured hundreds, devastating entire communities.
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Bishop Alfred Rotich publishes an open letter decrying the ecological harm being inflicted on communities, water resources and biodiversity.
A Maryknoll priest reflects on the Transfiguration of the Lord in Sunday’s Gospel in light of his lifetime of service in mission.
Members of Talitha Kum, Catholic sisters from diverse congregations, accompany survivors and lead global efforts to prevent human trafficking.
Catholic Farmers Association in South Korea confronts climate change and reverses rural decline while promoting sustainable agriculture.
The Diocese of Cádiz and Ceuta responds to urgent humanitarian needs after 60,000 people rushed land and sea borders, causing 72 fatalities.
Maryknoll Sister Miriam Perlewitz, 95, has served for more than four decades in education for priestly formation and innovative pedagogy.
Maryknoll Lay Missioner Rick Dixon, who serves in El Salvador, reflects on how young children experience God’s presence through silent prayer.
Sister Leticia Ugboaja’s attorney says the Nigerian religious, who was detained and released last month, still faces possible deportation.
As some 353,000 Haitians lose temporary protective status, Archbishop Thomas Wenski warns that their home country remains unsafe for return.