In the wake of the recent assassination of journalist Percival Mabasa, Fr Shay Cullen warns that the Philippines is among the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist apart from war zones. Truth-telling is the work of journalists, writers and...
Dialogue is like a dance. It is a movement. In dance we can have unity but also diversity, writes Columban missionary Fr Kurt Zion Pala from Myanmar. Through dance, we can come together with our different identities but still able to have a conversation through the...
An interview with 80-year-old Columban missionary, Fr Peter Hughes, co-ordinator of indigenous and human rights for REPAM, a Catholic Church network that promotes the right and dignity of people living in the Amazon by Mike Finnerty of the Mayo News. Imagine...
Columbans on mission in Sindh Province in Pakistan are very grateful for the generous financial help that has been sent to help flood victims, writes Fr Dan O’Connor. It is especially given to those who may not otherwise receive aid, whether they are Christian,...
The situation is still critical, reports Columban missionary Fr Liam O’Callaghan. Writing from Pakistan’s Sindh province, where the Columbans work, he explains how the government has declared 23 out of 29 districts as calamity-hit areas. “I have seen many...
The Columban Missionaries in Ireland and Britain are proud to announce the launch of their latest Schools Media Competition which this year has the title: Building Peaceful Futures. It is launched on World Peace Day, 21 September. The competition is targeted at...
During our Autumn Day 2022 we will explore again some of the wonders of this season of mists and mellow fruitfulness. We will look again with attentive eyes at leaf fall and autumn colour, and the production of fruits and seeds for next year’s growth. But this year...
Come along to Clonard, County Meath on Saturday 17th September from 10.30am - 3.30pm for the end of Summer Columbanus Festival that celebrates 'Clonard and St Finnian'. The one-day Festival takes place at St Finnian’s Church in Clonard A83 AR26. Registration will...
An update from Pakistan from Fr Pat Visanti on Columban efforts to help some of those worst affected by the recent floods in the parish of Badin. Saint Thomas the Apostle Parish is located in a rural city of Badin. It is about three hours’ drive from Pakistan’s...
This year has seen one of the worst monsoon seasons in Pakistan in decades. The rain that started in June is still continuing. Up to 1,136 people have lost their lives, writes Columban missionary Fr Liam O’Callaghan. The Government has declared a national emergency...