Seeds of Life: The Kibwezi Seed Project
For small-scale farming families throughout the Kibwezi region of southeastern Kenya, a successful harvest often determines whether a household will…
- Care of Creation
- Kenya, Africa
Healing Hearts: Pastoral Counseling in Bolivia
Families across Bolivia face a range of emotional, psychological, and spiritual challenges, from the strains of poverty to the effects…
- Healthcare and Social Justice
- Bolivia, Latin America
A Future Reclaimed: Scholarships for Orphaned Students
The death of a parent can derail a young person’s education and future in an instant, particularly in communities where…
- Education
- Tanzania, Africa
A Hand to Hold: Assistance to Refugees and Migrants
Thailand is home to thousands of refugees, asylum seekers, migrants, and survivors of human trafficking, individuals and families who have…
- Human Rights
- Thailand, Asia
Safe Arrivals: Maternity Delivery Service
In many underserved communities in Kenya, access to skilled maternal healthcare remains limited, and the consequences can be severe. Complications…
- Healthcare and Social Justice
- Kenya, Africa
A Home to Heal: Hogar de Vida Shelter for Women and Children
Women and children affected by HIV/AIDS in Peru often face a combination of medical, economic, and social challenges that can…
- Healthcare and Social Justice
- Peru, Latin America
Far From Home, Not Alone: Migrant Ministry to Foreign Workers and New Immigrants
MaFar from home and family, migrant workers and new immigrants in Taiwan frequently face loneliness, the risk of exploitation by…
- Human Rights
- Taiwan, Asia
Bread for the Journey: Food Assistance in Kenya
Feeding the hungry stands among the oldest expressions of Catholic Social Teaching’s Option for the Poor and Vulnerable, and this…
- Healthcare and Social Justice
- Kenya, Africa
Every Child Can Learn: The School Tutoring Project
In Cochabamba, many children struggle academically due to a combination of poverty, family migration, and limited educational support available at…
- Education
- Bolivia, Latin America
Refuge and Learning: Relief and Education for Burmese Refugees at Wat Prok Mon Temple
Violence and instability in Myanmar have forced thousands of children and young adults to flee their homeland, seeking safety and…
- Human Rights
- Thailand, Asia
A Parish for All: Cristo Resucitado Parish Ministry
Located in Curicó, Chile, Cristo Resucitado Parish serves a vibrant community facing significant economic hardship, migration-related challenges, and broader social…
- Healthcare and Social Justice
- Chile, Latin America
Three Decades of Compassion: The Eastern Deanery AIDS Relief Program (EDARP)
HIV/AIDS has affected Kenyan communities for more than four decades, and while significant progress has been made in treatment and…
- Healthcare and Social Justice
- Kenya, Africa
Faith on Campus: Ministry at the National University of the Altiplano
University years are frequently a period of searching and significant personal growth, as young adults grapple with questions of identity,…
- Education
- Peru, Latin America
Walking Beside Them: The AIDS Ministry
For many people living with HIV/AIDS in Peru, isolation can be as difficult to bear as the physical illness itself….
- Healthcare and Social Justice
- Peru, Latin America
Hands That See: Massage Therapy Training for the Blind
For many people living with blindness in Peru, opportunities for both education and stable employment remain severely limited, often due…
- Education
- Peru, Latin America
Beyond the Wound: The Trauma Healing Ministry
Trauma affects millions of people across Brazil and around the world, leaving emotional and spiritual wounds that often remain invisible…
- Healthcare and Social Justice
- Brazil, Latin America
Dignity in the Light: Ministry to People with Albinism
In Tanzania, individuals living with albinism often face profound social and physical challenges that go well beyond the medical realities…
- Healthcare and Social Justice
- Tanzania, Africa
Skills for the Future: Scholarships and Vocational Training for Youth
For many young people in Tanzania, poverty is the single greatest obstacle to a stable future, regardless of their ability…
- Education
- Kenya, Africa
Water for Life: The Ndonguni Well
In many parts of southeastern Kenya, clean water remains out of reach for daily life. Families, most often women and…
- Care of Creation
- Kenya, Africa
A Fresh Start: La Posadita del Buen Pastor Women’s Shelter
Young women escaping abuse, trafficking, abandonment, or extreme poverty in Peru often have nowhere safe to turn, particularly when family…
- Healthcare and Social Justice
- Peru, Latin America
A Home for Worship: Mutoma Sub-Parish Chapel
For years, Catholic families in the small community of Mutoma have gathered for Mass under difficult and often makeshift conditions,…
- Evangelization and Vocations
- Kenya, Africa
New Beginnings: Assistance to Women and Children
In some of Nairobi’s poorest neighborhoods, many women raise their children largely on their own, with little financial support and…
- Healthcare and Social Justice
- Kenya, Africa
Missionaries in the Making: Outreach for University Students
Kenya’s university students represent a generation with significant energy, education, and potential, yet many have limited opportunity to put their…
- Evangelization and Vocations
- Kenya, Africa
Tending the Land: Care of Creation in Kibwezi
The semi-arid Kibwezi region of Kenya faces a compounding set of environmental pressures: recurring drought, poor harvests, and increasing land…
- Care of Creation
- Kenya, Africa
A Place to Gather: Social Hall at Transfiguration Parish
A Catholic parish is more than a building where Mass is celebrated each week; it is often the central hub…
- Evangelization and Vocations
- Tanzania, Africa
Faith at Your Fingertips: Virtual Outreach Through Website and Podcast
Every day, people around the world search for encouragement, spiritual guidance, and a deeper sense of connection with God, yet…
- Evangelization and Vocations
- Hong Kong, Asia
Caring for Our Common Home: Servicios Misioneros Proyecto Laudato Si
Inspired by Pope Francis’s call in Laudato Si’ to care for our common home, communities throughout Latin America face mounting…
- Education
- Bolivia, Latin America
Guardians of the Land: Human Rights and Care of Creation
In the highlands of southern Peru, indigenous communities often face significant threats to their ancestral land, water sources, and traditional…
- Care of Creation
- Peru, Latin America
Choosing Life: Sí, da Vida
For individuals in Peru living with HIV, tuberculosis, or other serious illnesses, access to consistent, informed healthcare can determine whether…
- Healthcare and Social Justice
- Peru, Latin America
Standing With the Displaced: Assistance to Displaced People
Conflict and violence within Myanmar have forced millions of people from their homes, creating one of the world’s most significant…
- Human Rights
- Thailand, Asia
Justice Down the Supply Chain: Care of Creation Due Diligence
Across Asia, many migrant workers face exploitation, unsafe working conditions, and violations of their basic human rights, often within complex…
- Care of Creation
- Taiwan, Asia
A Growing Call: Seminarian Education in the Archdiocese of Mwanza
The Archdiocese of Mwanza is currently experiencing a remarkable surge in vocations, with more than 130 young men in active…
- Education
- Tanzania, Africa
Building Resilience: Kathyaka Parish Development
Southeastern Kenya is one of the country’s most drought-prone regions, where families depend heavily on rain-fed agriculture and livestock for…
- Children, Youth, and Families
- Kenya, Africa
A Place for Mary: The Parish Marian Grotto
Devotion to the Blessed Mother holds deep spiritual significance in many Bolivian communities, shaping both individual prayer life and broader…
- Evangelization and Vocations
- Bolivia, Latin America
Roots of Renewal: Pig Farming for Vulnerable Families in Homabay
In Homabay County, along the shores of Lake Victoria in western Kenya, many families live in deep poverty, struggling to…
- Healthcare and Social Justice
- Kenya, Africa
Lifelong Formation: Continuing Education for Clergy and Religious in East Africa
Formation for ministry does not end at ordination or the taking of vows; effective Church leadership requires continuing education throughout…
- Education
- Kenya, Africa
Teachers of the Faith: Catechist Training in Tanzania
Across much of rural Tanzania, ordained priests are often responsible for multiple parishes spread across considerable distances, making it impossible…
- Evangelization and Vocations
- Tanzania, Africa
Raised by Faith: Church Construction in Villa 14
In the rural community of Villa 14 in Chipiriri, Bolivia, the Catholic faith remains a vital source of hope and…
- Evangelization and Vocations
- Bolivia, Latin America
Carriers of the Word: Parish Catechist Formation
Bolivia’s vast rural geography, spanning highland altiplano, mountain valleys, and remote lowland villages, makes it impossible for priests to be…
- Evangelization and Vocations
- Bolivia, Latin America
Called to Serve: Youth Mission Camp
For many young people in Bolivia, opportunities to actively live out their faith through direct service remain limited, particularly for…
- Children, Youth, and Families
- Bolivia, Latin America
Everyday Healing: Outpatient Clinical Service
Advances in HIV treatment mean that people living with the virus in Kenya are now living significantly longer lives than…
- Healthcare and Social Justice
- Africa
Welcoming the Stranger: Office for Immigrants, Diocese of Talca
For many immigrants arriving in Chile from across Latin America and the Caribbean, the journey does not end once they…
- Human Rights
- Chile, Latin America
Serving at the Altar: St. Mary’s Altar Server Association
Young people who actively participate in parish life from an early age are significantly more likely to remain engaged in…
- Children, Youth, and Families
- Hong Kong, Asia
Forming Shepherds: Seminarian Education in the Diocese of Shinyanga
The future vitality of the Catholic Church in Tanzania depends significantly on the formation of a new generation of priests…
- Education
- Tanzania, Africa
Forming Tomorrow’s Leaders: Youth Formation in Chipiriri
Young people in Chipiriri, Bolivia, like their peers in many communities, face pressures that can leave them feeling disconnected from…
- Children, Youth, and Families
- Bolivia, Latin America
Faith on the River: Parish Ministry in Santísima Trinidad
Deep within the Bolivian Amazon, many Catholic communities are separated by vast distances and challenging travel conditions, including rivers that…
- Evangelization and Vocations
- Bolivia, Latin America
Strength in Adversity: Support for Widows, Single Mothers, and Their Children
Widows and single mothers in Tanzania frequently carry the full weight of providing for their families, often without the social…
- Healthcare and Social Justice
- Kenya, Africa
Three Decades of Presence: The HIV/AIDS Ministry in São Paulo
For nearly three decades, individuals and families affected by HIV/AIDS in São Paulo have turned to Maryknoll for compassionate, consistent…
- Healthcare and Social Justice
- Brazil, Latin America
Healing the Whole Person: The Parish Holistic Healing Project
Healing, in the fullest sense, involves far more than treating physical symptoms in isolation. Many individuals carry emotional, psychological, and…
- Healthcare and Social Justice
- Brazil, Latin America
Harmony in the Making: The St. Cecilia String Orchestra
Music has a distinctive power to inspire, unite, and transform the lives of those who create it, offering benefits that…
- Healthcare and Social Justice
- Taiwan, Asia
Wings of Opportunity: Poultry Farming for Vulnerable Youth
Orphaned and vulnerable youth across parts of Kenya often face an especially difficult set of circumstances: responsibility for younger siblings,…
- Healthcare and Social Justice
- Kenya, Africa
A Lifeline in Lobur: The Mission Dispensary
Lobur sits in one of Kenya’s most remote and underserved regions, where the nearest hospital may be hours away over…
- Healthcare and Social Justice
- Kenya, Africa
Gathered in Faith: Christian Base Communities
In Bolivia’s rural communities, families often face significant hardship and geographic isolation, with limited access to consistent pastoral care, social…
- Evangelization and Vocations
- Bolivia, Latin America
Faith Without Borders: The Parish Evangelization Project
The Gospel reaches people in many forms today, and increasingly, digital and broadcast technology plays a significant role alongside traditional…
- Evangelization and Vocations
- Brazil, Latin America
A Safe Place to Learn: Dormitory for Girls at Ntimaru Parish
In rural Kenya, education can change the course of a girl’s life, but for many, simply reaching school safely is…
- Children, Youth, and Families
- Kenya, Africa
A Parish Grows: Señor de Exaltación de la Santa Cruz
In the rural community of Chipiriri, Bolivia, many families have long lacked consistent access to pastoral care and structured opportunities…
- Evangelization and Vocations
- Bolivia, Latin America
Skills That Travel: The Maryknoll Vocational Training and Livelihood Program
Migrant workers in Taiwan often arrive with limited formal training beyond the specific labor roles that brought them to the…
- Human Rights
- Taiwan, Asia