Fr Colm Seamus Murphy

Fr Colm Seamus Murphy

Fr Colm Murphy was born on 28 December 1930 in Sandymount, Dublin. He was educated at Dublin’s Model National School and at Belvedere College. He came to Dalgan in 1948 and was ordained a priest on 21 December 1954. After ordination he was appointed to study...
Family of Fr James Fitzpatrick gather to remember his mission

Family of Fr James Fitzpatrick gather to remember his mission

Fr Neil Collins recalls a pioneering Columban missionary in Burma. Fr James Fitzpatrick, born in Ballynahinch, Co Down on 11 December 1913, died in Burma (Myanmar) on 22 May 1969. Fifty years later twelve members of his family gathered for Mass in Dalgan and...
Columban General Council responds to Myanmar crisis

Columban General Council responds to Myanmar crisis

HONG KONG — As the persecution of the Muslim minority in Rakhine State in Myanmar/Burma reaches a feverish pitch and forces thousands to flee to neighboring Bangladesh, Columban Superior General, Fr Kevin O’Neill, sends a message of solidarity saying, “We reject...