Poverty levels are still above pre-pandemic levels in Peru

Poverty levels are still above pre-pandemic levels in Peru

I find people resilient by nature but somewhat worn down by the length of the pandemic and the grieving for those they have lost, writes Columban missionary Fr Ed O’Connell in Peru.   The total number of Covid cases in Peru is more than three and a half million and...
Covid Restrictions Takes a Toll on Families of Disabled

Covid Restrictions Takes a Toll on Families of Disabled

Fr Noel O’Neill writes about the impact COVID-19 restrictions have had on the intellectually disabled in South Korea. Due to the spread of the Omicrom variant, care centres like Emmaus were ordered to shut their doors in order to try to stem the spread of the...
China: Covid-19 impacts Sunday liturgies

China: Covid-19 impacts Sunday liturgies

Arriving at Wuhan’s Holy Family Church shortly after 6 o’clock on Sunday morning, I felt quite unsure about what to expect. A message that had been circulated a couple of days earlier was quite clear in announcing that there would be no Mass on Sunday due...
Tropical Cyclone Cody Devastates Fiji

Tropical Cyclone Cody Devastates Fiji

Sr Caroline Vaitkunas RSM, Peace, Ecology and Justice Team member at the Columban Mission Centre in Essendon, Australia reports on the urgent need for assistance in Fiji in the wake of Category 1 Cyclone Cody, which hit the country on 10th January and caused...
A Survival Kit for Life

A Survival Kit for Life

While suffering with Covid-19, people around Columban lay missionary, Mereani Nailevu, helped him move from fear to seeing the culture of care surrounding him. “Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you....