Columbans help families struggling amid pandemic in Peru

Columbans help families struggling amid pandemic in Peru

An update from Fr Ed O’Connell about the Columban outreach to families trying to survive the Covid-19 crisis in Peru.   The total number of cases of coronavirus on the 18 April was 1,704,757 (51.6% in Lima Department and Province of Callao) and 57,230 deaths (49.3% in...
Columban pens new book on the Acts of the Apostles

Columban pens new book on the Acts of the Apostles

Columban missionary Fr Tom O’Reilly has published a new book with Veritas Books on the Acts of the Apostles. ‘Acts of the Apostles – A Reading for Mission Today’ approaches the Acts of the Apostles not just as a history book that gives us information about the...
Steady stream of entries for Columban Schools Competition

Steady stream of entries for Columban Schools Competition

A steady stream of entries have been coming into this year’s Columban Schools Media competition, writes Ellen Teague of Columban JPIC Media. With less than a month to go before the competition closes on 20th February, there is still time to submit entries either in...
2020 Review by Fr Liam O’Callaghan in Pakistan

2020 Review by Fr Liam O’Callaghan in Pakistan

Last year was turned upside-down by the Covid-19 pandemic, which caused such devastation, death and suffering; worldwide almost 80 million people have been infected with 1.75 million deaths. Many experts see those figures almost certainly to be an under-estimation....
New Year’s Message from Fr Ray Husband

New Year’s Message from Fr Ray Husband

On 24 November 1992, Queen Elizabeth II gave a speech at the Guildhall London to mark the 40th anniversary of her accession to the throne. In her speech the Queen referred to recent events as part of an ‘annus horribilis’. She went on to say that “1992 is not a...