Fast Fashion Fuels Climate Change and Poisons Our World

Fast Fashion Fuels Climate Change and Poisons Our World

We must buy less clothes Fr Sean McDonagh warns as he highlights the impact of fast fashion on our waste crisis, on those who work in the industry, and the climate cost of producing plastic-based textiles. Research published In May 2023 by the University of Exeter’s...
Over 400 relatives attend Cemetery Sunday in Dalgan

Over 400 relatives attend Cemetery Sunday in Dalgan

Over 400 relatives of deceased Columbans attended Cemetery Sunday in Dalgan Park on Sunday 11th June 2023. The Mass was celebrated by Fr Donal Hogan with Columbans in Ireland concelebrating. The Prayers of the Faithful were led by Ciaran Murray. His Columban uncle was...
Martyr to a House Divided

Martyr to a House Divided

The Korean War ended seventy years ago, but memories of the victims are still fresh. Amongst those who died was Columban martyr Fr Jim Maginn. Fr John Boles visited Korea to learn more about his story. Panmunjeom must rank as one of the world’s most bizarre tourist...
The Laws of War

The Laws of War

The Cáin Adomnáin is known as the ‘Geneva Accords’ of the ancient Irish and it is Europe’s first human rights treaty, writes Columban missionary Fr Dermot Carthy. The 20th century saw two world wars in one generation, and a lot of conflicts in which countless...