In the May/June 2026 issue of the Far East magazine, Columban Missionary Fr Tim Mulroy writes about a workshop at the Columban Mission Centre in Lima equipping migrant women with baking and cooking skills to help them find work.
‘Life on a Platter’ is both uplifting and inspiring, showing how the Columbans are making a difference in the lives of many vulnerable women in Peru.
In the third in our series on Biodiversity, James Trewby learns how the Columban relationship with the indigenous Higaonon people has blossomed into a reforestation project for native trees.
Also in this issue, we publish the winning article and the winning images in the 2026 Columban Schools Competition on the theme: “Becoming a refugee is never a choice, but how we respond is.”
Fr Dan Troy recalls how the Sisters of Our Lady of Hanyang, founded by Columban co-founder, Bishop Edward Galvin, re-emerged in Wuhan decades after political circumstances forced them to disband.
Becca Long spoke to Columban Missionary Fr Ed O’Connell and Columban co-worker Ellen Teague about Vocation for Justice, the Columban newsletter which has been promoting justice and highlighting injustice for four decades.
Columban Missionary Sr Minah Seo recalls the leadership shown by Korea’s young people through their peaceful protests following 2024’s political upheaval and their demands for justice.
Fr Tom Looney has written the first biography of Irish sports star Fr Tom Jones who bestrode the world of handball and was a generous benefactor of the Columbans.