http://www.maryknollsociety.org We are are Catholic organization dedicated to making helping the poor around the world http://www.maryknollsociety.org/index.php/articles/2-articles/812-troubadour-of-compassion-for-a-maryknoll-father-in-tanzania-true-prayer-is-in-service-to-the-poor Mass ends at the Home of Compassion in Kigera village on Sunday morning and the congregation shuffles or is wheeled into the sunlight and greeted at the portal by Father Michael Bassano. http://www.maryknollsociety.org/index.php/articles/2-articles/809-world-aids-day-2011 Contrary to the United States, the majority of the people in Africa, Asia and Latin America who are afflicted with the HIV/AIDS are children. Many of these children now are orphans as the disease has taken away their parents. http://www.maryknollsociety.org/index.php/articles/2-articles/807-cause-for-beatification-and-canonization-for-maryknolls-bishop-james-a-walsh Cause for Beatification and Canonization for Maryknoll's Bishop James A. Walsh. Monsignor Douglas Mathers, second from left, vice chancellor of the archdiocese and episcopal delegate for the cause, joins Auxiliary Bishop Dennis Sullivan, the archdiocese's vicar general, right; Father Edward M. Dougherty, M.M, superior general of the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, second from right; and Father Michael P. Walsh, M.M., member of the historical commission, left, at the swearing-in ceremony for the opening of the sainthood cause of Maryknoll co-founder Bishop James A. Walsh at the Catholic Center in Manhattan on November 9. http://www.maryknollsociety.org/index.php/articles/2-articles/804-maryknoll-society-centennial-mass-of-thanksgiving Watch live at www.livestream.com/maryknoll. More than 2,000 Society members, clergy, friends and donors will gather in New York City to give thanks for all Maryknollers, benefactors and friends past and present who have helped proclaim the Gospel to all nations. http://www.maryknollsociety.org/index.php/articles/2-articles/793-maryknoll-priest-captures-worldwide-beauty-in-pictures Fr. Jack King, a retired missioner, shares his appreciation for life, the world and the people he has met in his travels. http://www.maryknollsociety.org/index.php/articles/2-articles/791-mball http://www.maryknollsociety.org/index.php/articles/2-articles/790-maryknoll-the-churchs-marines-catholic-news-service http://www.maryknollsociety.org/index.php/articles/2-articles/789-maryknoll-centennial-commemorated-in-rome http://www.maryknollsociety.org/index.php/articles/2-articles/788-hispanic-american-called-to-mission Maryknoll celebrates Hispanic Heritage month and a centennial ordination http://www.maryknollsociety.org/index.php/articles/2-articles/785-priest-first-responder-survivor Father Nobiletti, pastor at Transfiguration Church in New York City's Chinatown, was a first responder and survivor on September 11, 2001. This is his story of seeing God's presence in the face of evil http://www.maryknollsociety.org/index.php/articles/2-articles/783-9-11-remembered http://www.maryknollsociety.org/index.php/articles/2-articles/778-72-year-old-maryknoll-fundraising-letter-found http://www.maryknollsociety.org/index.php/articles/2-articles/777-maryknoll-on-qa-call-from-godq As a young Maryknoll priest, the Rev. Vince Cole spent five years in Jakarta, Indonesia, and was then assigned in 1979 to Indonesia's easternmost — and most primitive — region. http://www.maryknollsociety.org/index.php/articles/2-articles/761-maryknoll-receives-25-awards-at-cpa-convention Maryknoll publications, during the centennial year of the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, received 25 awards, including 13 first-place awards, at the annual Catholic Press Association awards competition. The awards were announced at CPA's annual convention in Pittsburgh, June 22-24. http://www.maryknollsociety.org/index.php/articles/2-articles/755-the-gospel-is-alive-in-tanzania Maryknoll fathers, brothers, sisters, lay missionaries and affiliates all have a common purpose: to live out the Gospel by serving those in desperate need. Maryknoll celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. Father Mike Bassano, MM, a Binghamton native and former diocesan priest, has been home visiting the Syracuse Diocese and sharing stories of his latest assignment — serving at a Home of Compassion in Musoma, Tanzania. Musoma is situated on the eastern shore of Lake Victoria, one of the largest lakes in Africa. It is also located on the western edge of the Serengeti Plain, making it one of the more attractive tourist areas. http://www.maryknollsociety.org/index.php/articles/2-articles/752-gift-planning-new-website Introducing our newly improved Gift Planning website: Your Interactive Charitable Giving Source. http://www.maryknollsociety.org/index.php/articles/2-articles/750-maryknoll-farm-helps-feed-westchesters-hungry The Pachamama Farm at Maryknoll distributes produce to several food pantries in Westchester County in 2010, including the Community Center of Northern Westchester in Katonah, the Ossining Food Pantry and Fred's Pantry in Peekskill. Other benefactors in the past have included the Lord's Pantry in White Plains, which prepares three meals daily for AIDS patients and their families. http://www.maryknollsociety.org/index.php/articles/2-articles/749-how-maryknoll-defined-a-century-of-mission-work A century ago, an attentive subscriber to the Catholic mission magazine The Field Afar might have noticed the following announcement in its pages: “Youths or young men who feel a strong desire to toil for the souls of heathen people and who are willing to go afar with no hope of earthly recompense and with no guarantee of a return to their native land are encouraged to write, making their letter personal, to the Editor of Field Afar.” http://www.maryknollsociety.org/index.php/articles/2-articles/746-the-catholic-standard-times-highlights-one-of-the-explore-my-mission-contest-winners Alio, a communications major, is one of two winners (along with Joseph Houde of Franciscan University in Steubenville) of a two-week trip to the missions in Taiwan and South Korea. She won the trip for a short video she produced for the annual Explore My Mission contest sponsored by the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, the overseas mission outreach society of the Catholic Church in America. http://www.maryknollsociety.org/index.php/articles/2-articles/743--keeping-the-flame-of-mission-burning Our centennial message -- The Gift of Mission – The Maryknoll Journey -- commemorates a century of sharing God's love through the celebration of the Eucharist and the sacraments, the teaching of the faith, combating poverty, providing healthcare, building communities and promoting human rights.