Meet a Columban – Fr Pat Visanti

Meet a Columban – Fr Pat Visanti

In this episode of ‘Meet a Columban’, Fr Jim Mulroney speaks to Fijian missionary Fr Pat Visanti who has been working in Pakistan since his ordination in 2017.
New milestone for Xavier College in Suva

New milestone for Xavier College in Suva

Xavier College was established in 1953 as a boys’ school by the Catholic Archdiocese of Suva, writes Fr Pat Colgan, SSC, to provide Christian education, particularly to Indian youth in the western part of Fiji. It was entrusted to the Columban Fathers at the...
Christmas Greetings from our Columban seminarians

Christmas Greetings from our Columban seminarians

This Christmas many families will miss out on meeting up with loved ones due to travel restrictions aimed at combatting the ongoing threat from the Covid-19 virus. Our Columban seminarians in Korea, the Philippines, Myanmar and Fiji send you special Christmas...
Christmas rush in Fiji

Christmas rush in Fiji

While the rest of the world shops and parties frenetically in December, the people in Fiji busy themselves too – in providing retreats, carol singing and charitable outreaches to the less fortunate. Last 14th December was one such pre-Christmas Saturday for the...
Meet a Columban – Fr Pat Colgan

Meet a Columban – Fr Pat Colgan

In this episode of ‘Meet a Columban’, the Regional Director of Oceania Fr Trevor Trotter speaks to Belfast-native Fr Pat Colgan, parish priest of Christ the King in Ba, Fiji.