Columban Martyrs are a Sign of Hope

Columban Martyrs are a Sign of Hope

In the July/August 2025 Editorial of the Far East magazine, the Regional Director in Ireland, Fr David Kenneally, writes about the anniversaries occurring this year of some of our Columbans who died violently on mission: five Columbans in Malate 80 years ago, seven in...
St Columbanus’ Vision and Legacy Celebrated in Carlow

St Columbanus’ Vision and Legacy Celebrated in Carlow

Pope Leo sent his “heartfelt good wishes” to Bishop Denis Nulty and all participants taking part in the XXVI Columbanus Weekend from 11-13th July 2025. The three-day celebration involved pilgrim walks and talks in Carlow town and the nearby the village of Myshall, in...
Columbans Interviewed for Missionaries Documentary

Columbans Interviewed for Missionaries Documentary

Since St Columba and St Columbanus Irish missionaries have followed the example of our ‘saints and scholars’ in taking their faith to every corner of the known world. At the peak of the Irish missionary movement, in the 1960s, over 6,000 Irish Catholic missionaries...
Columbanus Returns to Carlow

Columbanus Returns to Carlow

St Columbanus was a man who crossed borders, both literally and figuratively. He has a message for our world in this Jubilee Year of Hope, writes Bishop Denis Nulty, ahead of the XXVI Columbanus Day gathering in Carlow from 11th to 13th of July. As the XXV Columbanus...
Columbans Featured by Church Archives Association

Columbans Featured by Church Archives Association

The Association for Church Archives of Ireland (ACAI) has focused on the theme of ‘charism’ in its current newsletter. It looks at the origins of some of the ACAI’s religious congregations so as to learn about their foundation and their respective...