For nearly three decades, Maryknoll has provided compassionate support to individuals and families affected by HIV/AIDS in São Paulo. Through home visits, hospital visits, counseling, educational programs, advocacy, and referrals, this ministry addresses physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs. Your generosity helps restore dignity, provide support, and offer hope to individuals facing serious health challenges.
Deep in the Bolivian Amazon, many Catholic communities are separated by great distances and difficult travel conditions. Maryknoll serves these communities by bringing sacraments, faith formation, pastoral care, and community support to people who might otherwise have little access to the Church. This ministry also promotes environmental stewardship and sustainable community development in one of the world’s most ecologically important regions. Your support helps ensure that remote communities remain connected to both their faith and one another.
For many immigrants arriving in Chile, the journey does not end when they cross a border. Families often face unfamiliar legal systems, language barriers, employment challenges, and the uncertainty of starting over in a new country. Maryknoll helps immigrants and refugees navigate these challenges by providing assistance with documentation, legal processes, employment concerns, and access to essential services. Serving individuals and families from across Latin America and the Caribbean, this ministry offers practical support while fostering dignity, belonging, and hope. Your support helps newcomers build stable lives and become active members of their new communities.
In the highlands of southern Peru, indigenous communities often face threats to their land, water, and livelihoods. Through local partnerships, Maryknoll supports leadership training, legal advocacy, environmental stewardship, and community education initiatives. Grounded in Catholic social teaching, this ministry empowers communities to protect their rights, preserve their culture, and care for creation. Your support promotes justice, dignity, and hope for vulnerable populations working to safeguard their future.
Many families face emotional, psychological, and spiritual challenges that can leave them feeling isolated and overwhelmed. Maryknoll provides pastoral counseling and spiritual accompaniment to individuals, couples, children, and families seeking support and healing. Working alongside professional counselors and psychologists, this ministry offers counseling services, literacy programs, after-school support, home visits, and outreach to vulnerable populations. Your support helps individuals find healing, strengthen relationships, and discover renewed hope in difficult times.
Inspired by Pope Francis’ call to care for our common home, Maryknoll supports missionary formation, environmental stewardship, and faith-based leadership initiatives throughout Latin America. Through workshops, retreats, educational programs, and environmental projects, participants are encouraged to integrate faith, social justice, and care for creation into their daily lives. The ministry also supports reforestation efforts, healthcare initiatives, and missionary outreach programs that promote integral human development. Your support helps form missionary disciples committed to protecting the environment, serving vulnerable communities, and building a more just and sustainable future.
For young women escaping abuse, trafficking, abandonment, or extreme poverty, finding safety can be life changing. La Posadita del Buen Pastor provides shelter, meals, guidance, and support to vulnerable young women seeking a fresh start. Residents receive care, protection, counseling, and opportunities to rebuild their lives in a safe and nurturing environment. Your support offers hope, healing, and a pathway toward independence for women facing some of life’s most difficult challenges.
Education can open doors to opportunity, yet many children in Cochabamba struggle academically due to poverty, migration, and limited educational support at home. Maryknoll helps provide after-school tutoring, mentoring, and a safe environment where children can learn, build confidence, and develop friendships. The program serves students from low-income families and helps improve academic performance while fostering personal growth. Your support gives children the tools they need to succeed in school and pursue brighter futures.
Trauma affects millions of people worldwide, leaving emotional and spiritual wounds that often go unseen. Maryknoll supports counseling, workshops, and professional training programs that help individuals and communities recover from trauma caused by violence, loss, abuse, and hardship. By integrating psychological care with spiritual accompaniment, this ministry promotes healing, resilience, and hope for people seeking to rebuild their lives.
Located in Curicó, Chile, Cristo Resucitado Parish serves a vibrant community facing economic hardship, migration challenges, and social needs. Despite limited resources, the parish offers faith formation, youth programs, educational assistance, support for immigrants, and monthly food distributions to families in need. The parish serves as both a spiritual home and a source of practical support for thousands of people. Your generosity helps sustain ministries that nourish faith, strengthen families, and bring hope to those facing difficult circumstances.
ABOUT MARYKNOLL
We are a Catholic Society of priests and brothers based in the United States. We are dedicated to missionary work in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the United States. Additionally, we animate Catholics in the United States to follow their own baptismal call to share God’s compassion and love with the poor, the sick, and all those in need.
OUR GENERAL COUNCIL
(Fr. Lance P. Nadeau, Fr. James M. Lynch, Fr. Timothy O. Kilkelly, Fr. Juan Montes Zúñiga)
The Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers is overseen by our General Council, led by Superior General Rev. Lance P. Nadeau, M.M.
OUR FOUNDERS
(Our Co-Founders Father Price and Father Walsh)
MISSION MINISTRIES
PLACES WE SERVE
EVANGELIZATION, PARISHES, AND PROJECTS
STORIES OF MISSION
The Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers Africa Region will provide tuition assistance to African clergy, male and female religious at institutes of higher education or specialized training. Read More
NAVIGATE MARYKNOLL VOCATIONS
The calling of a lifetime
The life of a Maryknoll missioner is challenging, fulfilling, and deeply rewarding. Follow your baptismal call to mission by sharing God’s compassion with the poor, the sick, and people most in need.
