Marietha Góngora V., who holds a degree in journalism and communications, has over 15 years of experience as a bilingual journalist. Originally from Colombia, she resides in Maryland, and is a regular contributor to OSV News and other Catholic media outlets.
The returned Maryknoll lay missioners started a Catholic Worker in Charlottesville, Virginia, for families experiencing homelessness.
The Vatican II document encourages Catholics to address the world’s challenges, especially on behalf of the poor and marginalized.
With the Mass and message, Pope Leo XIV opened this year’s Season of Creation, introducing the theme of peace and reconciliation.
Holy Family parish repairs bombed buildings in time for the school year, renewing its support of students, educators and families.
Born in Vietnam, Maryknoll Father Lo Xuan Dam accompanies Vietnamese migrants as they build faith and community in Japan.
Maryknoll Brother Wayne Fitzpatrick offers a moving reflection on his vocation as a missionary brother.
As a chaplain, Maryknoll Sister Julia Shideler provides spiritual care to prisoners and patients in Chicago, Illinois.
Maryknoll Lay Missioners Stephen and Loyce Veryser, with their three children, serve as a family in mission in Tanzania.
Rosa Beatriz Castañeda de Larios, mentored by Maryknoll Sisters, becomes the new chair of the Maryknoll Affiliates’ board of directors.
Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers sponsors wells and water storage systems for parishes in a drought-stricken region of Kenya.
Bishop Perry of Chicago discusses mission, vocations, racism and the sainthood cause of Venerable Augustus Tolton.
A young woman in Chicago who now works for Maryknoll reports on joining archdiocesan efforts to minister to and advocate for immigrants.
Maryknoll Father Joseph Healey, who served in East Africa, notes this year’s mission anniversaries and the beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen.
Orbis Books’ publisher examines the extraordinary witness of St. Francis, the world’s most beloved saint, on the 800th anniversary of his death.
In our Fall 2026 issue, we welcome Father Victor Mutobera, Maryknoll’s newest priest, who comes from Kenya in East Africa.
Missioners share snippets of mission life in vignettes drawn from Bangladesh, Bolivia and the Philippines and from a pilgrimage to Italy.