Maryknoll Sisters
Maryknoll Sisters give witness to God’s love and devote our lives in service overseas to help those in need.
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Serving the Needs of the People
The poor, the ailing, and the marginalized — around the world!
Serving the Needs of the People
The poor, the ailing, and the marginalized — around the world!
Our Work
Making God’s Love Visible
The Maryknoll Sisters believe that we are all part of “One Earth Community”… that all of us—regardless of race, nationality, gender, background or personal identity—are all connected as a human family, with each other and with all creation.
We give witness to God’s love and devote our lives in service overseas. As nurses, doctors, teachers, theologians, social workers, environmentalists and more, we serve the needs of the the poor, the ailing and the marginalized throughout the world.
299 Sisters
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108 Years in Mission
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7 Hospitals Founded
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17 Schools Founded
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Education is One of the Greatest Tools to Improve People’s Lives!
In Bangladesh poverty is a serious problem! Sister Miriam Perlewitz runs a school called BACHA, helping children get the tools they need to change their lives!
Our Causes
Our mission began in 1912, when we became the first group of Catholic Sisters in the United States founded for overseas mission. Today we have approximately 299 Sisters serving in 18 places around the world.
Fighting Poverty Over one-third of the world lives in poverty. Every tenth person in the world lives in extreme poverty or on the equivalent of less than $1.90 a day.
Women's Advocacy Victims can find shelter, medical care, counseling and legal assistance at the Crisis Center, where Sister Helene also encourages and empowers victims to begin new lives.
Ending Human Trafficking The Maryknoll Sisters have long been working to eliminate human trafficking and all other forms of discrimination and violence.
Educating the Poor For over 100 years, the Maryknoll Sisters have been providing education to those in need throughout the world.
Sister Ann Sherman
Current Ministry Location: Cambodia
Sister Ann entered the Maryknoll Sisters Congregation in 1976. Today she is on mission in Cambodia where she runs a preschool with another Maryknoll Sister to provide children with an educational foundation and after-school programs for elementary and secondary students. These programs give children a safe place to play and work on homework and job training.
Learn more about Her missionSister Delia Marie (Dee) Smith
Current Ministry Location: Guatemala
Sister Dee entered the Maryknoll Sisters Congregation in 1990. She has been on mission in Guatemala for 30 years, where she founded Proyecto Vida (Project Life) a hospice for terminally ill people suffering with HIV/AIDS.
Learn more about Her missionPray With Us
Prayer is one of the most necessary things in life, not only for us, but for the world at large. The world looks to us for prayer. Know that your intentions are prayerfully remembered by all of the Maryknoll Sisters in our daily prayers.
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