The Martyrs and the Pact of the Catacombs for Our Common Home

The Martyrs and the Pact of the Catacombs for Our Common Home

Director of the Columban Centre for Advocacy and Outreach in Washington, Scott Wright, writes about one of the most symbolic moments during the recent Amazonia Synod. Early Sunday morning, on 20 October 2019, 40 bishops and a hundred or more observers and participants...
Amazonia Synod’s Implications for the Philippines

Amazonia Synod’s Implications for the Philippines

John B. Din is the Columban Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Co-ordinator in the Philippines. Here he reflects on October’s Synod on the Amazon. The Synod of the Amazon has a particular interest to me not only because I worked for almost 20 years in two of the...
Columban ecological work in Pakistan

Columban ecological work in Pakistan

Fr Liam O’Callaghan is the Columban Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) Coordinator in Pakistan. He writes about ecological work in Pakistan in the context of the Amazonia Synod of October 2019. A Synod is a special time for the Church as People of...