Columban Schools 2024 Competition Winners

Columban Schools 2024 Competition Winners

Winners have been announced in the schools media competition for young people run by the Columbans in Britain and Ireland. This year’s theme was ‘Biodiversity Matters.’ The announcement day – 21 March – is the UN’s International Day of Forests. Young...
Could Climate Change Plunge Europe into an Ice Age?

Could Climate Change Plunge Europe into an Ice Age?

Even though 2023 was the hottest year for 100,000 years, climate change may paradoxically plunge Europe into an Ice Age warns eco theologian and Columban missionary Fr Sean McDonagh. In February 2024 the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service reported that...
An Taisce Honours Fr Seán McDonagh

An Taisce Honours Fr Seán McDonagh

Columban missionary, Fr Seán McDonagh, has been honoured by An Taisce for his contribution to the organisation and in recognition of his past work as President of the charity which works to conserve Ireland’s natural environment and built heritage. The...
Columban Statement on COP28: We Cannot Give Up!

Columban Statement on COP28: We Cannot Give Up!

On the occasion of the United Nations’ COP28 on climate change in Dubai, UAE, (30 November – 12 December), Columban missionaries express our solidarity with people who bear the heaviest burden of climate change and with the earth itself. Columban Vicar General, Fr...
COP28: Humans are Putting Life on Planet Earth Under Siege

COP28: Humans are Putting Life on Planet Earth Under Siege

Ahead of COP28 in the United Arab Emirates, Columban missionary Fr Sean McDonagh calls for binding forms of energy transition. Recently, an international group of scientists published a report in the magazine BioScience saying that “the Earth’s ‘vital signs’ are the...