COP26 and the Perils of Climate Change by Fr Sean McDonagh

COP26 and the Perils of Climate Change by Fr Sean McDonagh

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in 1988. The objective of the IPCC was to provide governments at all levels with scientific...
Climate Change and the Churches

Climate Change and the Churches

Ahead of the COP26 summit in Glasgow, Columban missionary, Fr Sean McDonagh explains why the Catholic Church and all Churches have a moral responsibility to care for the earth and support efforts to halt climate change and prevent an ecological disaster.
Fr Seamus Egan

Fr Seamus Egan

Seamus Egan was born in Ballybrehony, Claremorris on 2 February 1943. Educated at Ballybrehony NS and St Colman’s College, Claremorris, he came to St Columban’s, Navan in September 1960. He was ordained priest on 21st December 1966. In 1967 he was appointed to Chile...
World Mission Sunday 24th October

World Mission Sunday 24th October

World Mission Sunday, the Pope’s annual appeal for spiritual and financial support for the work of overseas mission and missionaries, is celebrated on Sunday 24th October. This year’s theme is: ‘We Cannot Remain Silent – We cannot but speak about what we have seen and...
A Life Lived on the Line to Save Others

A Life Lived on the Line to Save Others

Adapted from an obituary of Philip Noel Dunne by Columban Fr Pat O’Donoghue which was published in the Irish Times on 21 May 2021.  Philip Noel Dunne died of COVID-19 at his Colorado home in the United States in December last year, but his death means far more than...