On his recent visit to Ireland, Society Leader, Fr Andrei Paz, recorded this message of greeting and thanks to Columbans in Ireland, Columban co-workers, staff, benefactors and friends.
Outgoing Regional Director of the Columbans in Ireland, Fr Raymond Husband, has paid tribute to his successor, Fr David Kenneally, and expressed his gratitude to his Columban confreres, the staff, supporters and friends as he passes the baton on after six years at...
As we approach the Feast of the great monk and pilgrim St Columban on 23rd November, we are publishing a nine-day novena of prayer and reflection which supporters, benefactors, family and friends may find helpful. This year we pray for peace in all those countries...
Irish Ambassador to Korea, Michelle Winthrop, presented the inaugural Kevin O’Rourke Literary Translation prize to Nam Jeong-geun and Nam Seo-jeong in Seoul this week. The prize honours Columban missionary Fr Kevin O’Rourke’s contribution to Korean literature and...
Columban Missionary, Fr Kevin O’Rourke’s “great missionary contribution” was recalled at two commemorative events which took place on the same day in Cavan Town and the Korean capital, Seoul last week. Both events were organised by the Irish Embassy in Korea. The...
Fr Salustino Villalobos, a Columban Missionary from Peru, who is a member of the Society's General Council, pays tribute to Fr Gustavo Gutierrez who died on 22nd October 2024 in Lima (Peru) aged 96. Fr Salustino recalls Fr Gutierrez's theology, care for the poor,...
Amy Echeverria, Columban International Coordinator for Justice, Peace and Ecology, will represent Columban missionaries in Cali, Columbia, 21st October -1st November 2024 at the United Nations Biodiversity COP 16. She is attending as part of an international...
There is plenty of Good News in our Annual Report 2024 which shows how Columban missionaries in 15 countries around the world have, through their work and ministry, reached out, helped and supported those at the margins. Please read the report. In it our new...
Last week Minister for Finance Jack Chambers announced a range of generous measures as part of Budget 2025. However, the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI), of which Columban Fr Bobby Gilmore was a founding member, has warned that no reduction in the €300 Irish...
The Missionary Sisters of St Columban gathered in St Patrick’s Church, Wicklow on Sunday 29th September 2024 to mark the centenary of the establishment as a congregation. Bishop Donal Roche of the Archdiocese of Dublin presided at the Centenary Mass which was...
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