Lay Missionary Chang Eun-Yeal Columba retires after 30 years

Lay Missionary Chang Eun-Yeal Columba retires after 30 years

In 1990, Chang Eun-Yeal Columba was a member of the first lay mission team of the Missionary Society of St Columban’s Korean region appointed to the Philippines. She worked there for 18 years. She also served as a member of the lay missionary’s central leadership team...
Columbans in the US call for renewed moral vision

Columbans in the US call for renewed moral vision

Fr John Burger, Regional Director of the Columbans in the US, calls for a renewed moral vision in response to the assault on the Capitol in Washington earlier this month. “For the last 103 years, the Missionary Society of St Columban has been engaged in the works of...
86-year-old Chinese woman recalls Bishop Edward Galvin

86-year-old Chinese woman recalls Bishop Edward Galvin

Two weeks ago, Fr Paul announced with great excitement what seemed to be his discovery of the pearl of great price. In terms of Church history in this area of China, the discovery brought a broad smile to his face. The source of his excitement was the news shared with...
Columban message for Laudato Si’ Week

Columban message for Laudato Si’ Week

Missionary Society of St Columban 2020 Laudato Si’ Week Message Because all creatures are connected, each must be cherished with love and respect, for all of us as living creatures are dependent on one another. LS 42 24 May 2020 marks the 5th anniversary of the...
China: Trust in God during ‘two months of storms’

China: Trust in God during ‘two months of storms’

This is the eighth exclusive ICN report from a Catholic – who lives in Wuhan and prefers to remain anonymous – giving a first-hand account of the situation in the city at the centre of the Coronovirus infection. This morning I spoke on the phone with a...