Fr Peter Anthony Hughes

Fr Peter Anthony Hughes

Peter Hughes was born on 9th October 1951 at Cleggan in the parish of Clifden in the Archdiocese of Tuam. He was educated at Cleggan NS and the Franciscan Secondary School in Clifden. He came to Dalgan in September 1970 and was ordained priest on 10th April 1977....
Fr Neil’s College in Mandalay Severely Damaged by Quake

Fr Neil’s College in Mandalay Severely Damaged by Quake

Columban Fr Neil Magill founded the Higher Education College (HEC) in Mandalay after realising that many young people in Myanmar were struggling in life and had difficulty in finding jobs. The college has been “severely damaged” in Myanmar’s...
Rekindling ‘Care for the Earth’

Rekindling ‘Care for the Earth’

Columban Missionary Fr Oliver McCrossan reports on a workshop training farmers in regenerative agriculture and soil regeneration in the Philippines which he and his collaborators arranged in Misamis Oriental. Over two days in February a training workshop on...
Cathal’s Journey

Cathal’s Journey

Last year Cathal King travelled to Pakistan to visit his uncle, Columban Missionary Fr Tomás King. He recounts how his travels deepened his understanding of Pakistan’s complexities.  The purpose of my visit to Pakistan in 2024 was to volunteer alongside my...
St Columban Booklet Translated for XXVI Columbanus Celebration

St Columban Booklet Translated for XXVI Columbanus Celebration

In preparation for the XXVI Columbanus Day celebration from 11th July to 13th July 2025 in Carlow town, our booklet on St Columbanus has been translated into French, Italian and German. St Columbanus was born in 540 AD at the foot of Mount Leinster, Co Carlow and...