One of the main issues for poor families in rural areas of Sindh province in Pakistan, who have lost livestock and crops, is food security, writes Fr Liam O’Callaghan. In some of the worst affected areas they have been unable to plant crops for the coming season as...
Christmas is the season of gift-giving. During Advent, we are preparing our souls to welcome the Christ-child. It is a gift designed for us by God. Preparing well what we give to others can help us prepare to receive the supreme love of God, writes Fr Jim Mulroney....
Fr Sean McDonagh explains the importance of the Conference on Biological Diversity (COP15) taking place in Canada and warns that Ireland is not immune to biodiversity losses. In 1992, the United Nations hosted a large gathering of people and Heads of State in Rio...
Fr Donal McIlraith reports on a major development in Columban leadership. On St Columban’s Day, 23rd November 2022, Fr Felisiano Fatu became Vice Director of the Columban Region of Oceania and became the first Pacifican leader in Fiji in 70 years. “You did not...
During the month of November we remember and pray for those we have lost during the past year. We invite you to join us in prayer for those members of the worldwide Columban community who have died over the past 12 months. They include the following Columban...
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...