Will COP27 confront the current  global climate crisis?

Will COP27 confront the current global climate crisis?

COP27 takes place in Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt in November 2022. Will it confront the current global climate crisis asks Columban missionary Fr Sean McDonagh. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) began its work in 1988. Its object was to provide the...
Palm Sunday: Talking Truth to Power that Exploits the Poor

Palm Sunday: Talking Truth to Power that Exploits the Poor

Christians everywhere will be celebrating Palm Sunday this weekend, a day when the Gospel account tells of Jesus of Nazareth being escorted by his supporters into the city of Jerusalem. They waved branches of palm trees and called him Messiah, a role he never claimed...
Columban Missionaries urge ambitious action at COP26

Columban Missionaries urge ambitious action at COP26

The leadership of the Columban Missionaries is urging governments gathering for COP26 in Glasgow to agree and commit to ambitious policies and processes that protect our common home. We take seriously the warning by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres who spoke of...
COP26 and the Perils of Climate Change by Fr Sean McDonagh

COP26 and the Perils of Climate Change by Fr Sean McDonagh

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in 1988. The objective of the IPCC was to provide governments at all levels with scientific...
The Perils of Climate Change

The Perils of Climate Change

Given the seriousness of the crisis, every parish needs to set up a climate change committee and work with other Christian Churches and other religions to address this critical issue of our time, writes Columban Fr Seán McDonagh. On 9th August 2021, the...