Columban Fr Peter Hughes Recalls Pope Leo in Peru

Columban Fr Peter Hughes Recalls Pope Leo in Peru

Pope Leo is “a person that is totally committed to the Gospel”. He is “calm, compassionate and has a great feeling for people, particularly the poor”, according to Columban Missionary Fr Peter Hughes. Speaking to BBC Radio 4 from Peru following the election of the new...
Now is the time for a stronger role for women in the Church

Now is the time for a stronger role for women in the Church

In the fourteenth of our series of articles on the Amazon Synod, Sr Birgit Weiler, MMS looks at the debate about women’s role in the Church which emerged during the synod. Sr Birgit Weiler is a German Medical Mission Sister and theologian, who has worked with...
Columbans at the Amazon Synod in Rome

Columbans at the Amazon Synod in Rome

Amy Echeverria, Central JPIC Co-ordinator for the Missionary Society of St Columban is in Rome, where the Synod on the Amazon is taking place. She has sent this update: Hope and joy-filled greetings from Rome! At this stage, the Synod on the Amazon is in deep dialogue...
Society JPIC Update

Society JPIC Update

By Amy Echeverria As we journey through Lent, may we continue to hold in a special way our Muslim sisters and brothers in New Zealand and around the world. May this be an intentional time to build friendship and understanding that leads to mutual healing, unity, and...