In recent years, my main ministry in Hyderabad is as director of the Joti Centre, the catechetical centre for the diocese, writes Tomás King. Like all other organisations within the church, as well as NGOs and civil society, the staff of Joti Centre got involved in...
It is vital that the Catholic Church, non-government organisations (NGOs), development agencies and government put children at the heart of national and religious concerns writes Fr Shay Cullen. The Preda Foundation cares for more than 150 child victims of abuse...
The Diocese of Kerry’s Justice Peace and Integrity of Creation Committee held a Mission Month webinar on 20th October in which Columban missionary Fr Liam O’Callaghan spoke from Pakistan about the recent flooding disaster and the impact of the climate crisis. The...
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...