BBC Features Columban Embroidery Ministry

BBC Features Columban Embroidery Ministry

BBC News reported on the Columban Border Ministry and the Migrant Embroiderers of Juárez, Mexico. The link to this video report is here: The Columban Welcome Centre for Migrants and Refugees located in the lower level of the Cathedral in Juárez, Mexico has been...
Far East Launches New Series on Biodiversity

Far East Launches New Series on Biodiversity

In the first of a new series on biodiversity, Columban co-worker Ellen Teague reports on the ‘Raising Hope’ Conference in Castel Gandolfo and explains how protecting and restoring biodiversity is a mission priority of the Columbans. Magnificent cypress and umbrella...
‘Jesus is the Light’ Fr Andrei Tells Young Columbans

‘Jesus is the Light’ Fr Andrei Tells Young Columbans

At the closing gathering of Young Columbans in the Philippines, Society Leader, Fr Andrei Paz, prayed that they “trust that the light God has placed in us, however ordinary it may seem, is enough to make a difference in this complicated world we live in”. Here is Fr...
Rise in Polio Cases in Pakistan

Rise in Polio Cases in Pakistan

Last year alarm bells rang internationally when an outbreak of Polio was reported in war-torn Gaza. A major humanitarian effort was set in motion to allow a vaccination programme take place. Afghanistan is another country with Polio cases. Sadly, Pakistan in recent...
Needed New Words

Needed New Words

Fr Bobby Gilmore looks at the roots of the words ‘xenophobia’ and ‘genocide’ and asks if the word ‘veracide’ should be added to our lexicon to describe the death of truth. Pilate asked; “What is truth?” Frequently one hears the expression, usually after some atrocity;...