Fr Shay and Preda Celebrate 50th Anniversary

Fr Shay and Preda Celebrate 50th Anniversary

For 50 years, the Preda Foundation has been a leading child rights organisation with a long successful history of rescuing, protecting, healing and empowering abused and trafficked girls, saving innocent boys from unjust incarceration in jails, and giving a new life...
The Mountain Man

The Mountain Man

Born and raised in the mountains of Peru, Columban missionary Fr Salustino Villalobos now finds himself serving God’s people in the mountains of Taiwan, writes Fr John Boles. The Holy Spirit is a great mover. In the Bible, the Spirit moves Jesus from Galilee to...
Mission in Chile: Columban Seminarian Joseph Park Yosup

Mission in Chile: Columban Seminarian Joseph Park Yosup

Columban seminarian Joseph Park Yosup from Korea talks about embracing vocation and mission in Chile. “I met Christ in the hearts of the parents who lost their children; I met Christ in the people’s hearts of people selling food on the street. And I also...
Update On The Threat to Manuel Duato School

Update On The Threat to Manuel Duato School

Fr Ed O’Connell writes about the largest special needs school in Peru, which the Columbans have been involved in for almost 50 years, and which has been threatened with closure by the Ministry for Education’s decision to put a halt to funding.   The Special Needs...
Three Columban Seminarians Appointed to Pakistan

Three Columban Seminarians Appointed to Pakistan

Three Columban seminarians have been appointed to Pakistan for their First Missionary Experience (FMA). They will live there for two years from 1 August 2024 – 31 May 2026. The seminarians are from the Philippines, Myanmar and Korea, according to Fr Liam O’Callaghan,...