Columban Migrant Ministry in Chile

Columban Migrant Ministry in Chile

In this video Columban missionary Fr Dan Harding speaks about the migrant crisis in Chile and the work of the Columban Houses of Hospitality for migrants. Since March 2020, Chile has received almost 1,500,000 migrants, which is 8% of the entire population of the...
Fr Joseph Houston

Fr Joseph Houston

Fr Joseph (‘Joe’) Houston was born on 14 December 1940 in Belfast. He was educated at St Gall’s Primary School and St Malachy’s College, Belfast. He did a degree in Arts at Queen’s University, Belfast and followed that with a MA in Celtic Studies. He taught Gaelic for...
Columbans in Chile Grapple with Refugee Crisis

Columbans in Chile Grapple with Refugee Crisis

During October 2021, several Venezuelan women living in Casa Betania, a House of Hospitality for female migrants in the Columban parish of San Columbano, in Santiago, Chile, offered to tell their stories to Columban missionary Fr Dan Harding. Their identities have...
A St Patrick’s Day Tale from Chile

A St Patrick’s Day Tale from Chile

Fr Michael Hoban came to Chile on St Patrick’s Day, 17th March 1972. Most of his missionary life has been spent in Chile, aside from some time spent pursuing studies and serving on the General Council. He speaks from a new squatter settlement in the Diocese of Iquique...
Fr Martin Koroiciri is on mission in Chile

Fr Martin Koroiciri is on mission in Chile

Fr Martin Koroiciri was ordained a priest at Suva Cathedral on St Columban’s Day in November 2018. Born in Suva, (Fiji) Fr Martin spent his childhood in the Columban parish of Labasa. After school he worked for a computer company. He graduated in November 2018...