Columbans Interviewed for Missionaries Documentary

Columbans Interviewed for Missionaries Documentary

Since St Columba and St Columbanus Irish missionaries have followed the example of our ‘saints and scholars’ in taking their faith to every corner of the known world. At the peak of the Irish missionary movement, in the 1960s, over 6,000 Irish Catholic missionaries...
Migrant Journeys

Migrant Journeys

On a recent visit to South America, Fr Alo Connaughton spoke to two men about their experiences as migrants. In Peru, Columban missionary Fr Nguyen Xuan Tien shared about his journey from his home in Vietnam to Australia where he joined the Columbans. In Chile,...
The Far East Speaks to Cardinal Carlos Castillo

The Far East Speaks to Cardinal Carlos Castillo

Former editor of the Far East, Fr Alo Connaughton, spoke to Cardinal Carlos Castillo, Archbishop of Lima, ahead of Pope Francis’ Consistory for new cardinals on 7th December 2024.  Carlos Castillo was born in 1950. He was 29 years old and had a degree in sociology...
The Other Nine/Eleven

The Other Nine/Eleven

Fr Alo Connaughton spoke to Fr Pat Egan about that fateful day in Chile’s history when the military, led by General Augusto Pinochet, seized power in a coup, overthrowing the Popular Unity government of President Salvador Allende. Fr Pat Egan remembers Chile’s 9/11...
A Christmas of Farewells for the Columbans in Ireland

A Christmas of Farewells for the Columbans in Ireland

There is always sadness when a family member or a member of a community dies, particularly at Christmas time, writes Fr Pat Raleigh. This Christmas the Columbans in Ireland are mourning the loss of four priests. On Friday 30th December 2022, when we were coming to...