Update from Fr Liam O’Callaghan in Pakistan

Update from Fr Liam O’Callaghan in Pakistan

Columban missionary Fr Liam O’Callaghan in Hyderabad in Pakistan has sent this update about the Columbans’ work in 2018. Greetings to you from the ‘land of the pure’ which is the meaning of the word Pakistan, I hope this finds you and your loved ones well and in...
Greetings from the ‘land of the pure’

Greetings from the ‘land of the pure’

Fr Liam O’Callaghan sends an update on his work in the ‘land of the pure’ which is the meaning of the word Pakistan – the seventh most vulnerable country to climate change in the world. I am based in Hyderabad city, with a population of 1.73 million, the second...
Christmas is a Time of Hope writes Fr Shay Cullen

Christmas is a Time of Hope writes Fr Shay Cullen

Christmas is a time of year when we can hope for a real messiah, a moral leader to rise up and inspire us to live good, moral lives of integrity and mutually helping each other and the poor – the great values brought into the world by the birth of Jesus of...
Columban General Council responds to Myanmar crisis

Columban General Council responds to Myanmar crisis

HONG KONG — As the persecution of the Muslim minority in Rakhine State in Myanmar/Burma reaches a feverish pitch and forces thousands to flee to neighboring Bangladesh, Columban Superior General, Fr Kevin O’Neill, sends a message of solidarity saying, “We reject...