Columbans at the Amazon Synod in Rome

Columbans at the Amazon Synod in Rome

Amy Echeverria, Central JPIC Co-ordinator for the Missionary Society of St Columban is in Rome, where the Synod on the Amazon is taking place. She has sent this update: Hope and joy-filled greetings from Rome! At this stage, the Synod on the Amazon is in deep dialogue...
Former Attorney General pays tribute to Fr Rufus and Fr Des

Former Attorney General pays tribute to Fr Rufus and Fr Des

Former Attorney General and president of the High Court, Harry Whelehan, launched ‘Murder in the Missions’ in Butlerstown parish, Co Waterford last weekend. A friend of Fr Rufus Halley’s from their schooldays together in Glenstal Abbey in Co Limerick, Harry...
Columbans in Hong Kong safe amid unrest

Columbans in Hong Kong safe amid unrest

The Society Leader of the Missionary Society of St Columban, Fr Tim Mulroy, has written the following message in relation to the ongoing political unrest in Hong Kong, where the Society’s headquarters are based. Dear Friends, Greetings from Hong Kong where we...
Archbishop welcomes Extraordinary Month of Mission

Archbishop welcomes Extraordinary Month of Mission

Archbishop Kieran O’Reilly has welcomed the Extraordinary Month of Mission which will be celebrated this October. Pope Francis announced October 2019 as an Extraordinary Month of Mission to mark the 100th anniversary of Pope Benedict XV’s Apostolic Letter Maximum...
Author pays tribute to two “very brave” Columbans

Author pays tribute to two “very brave” Columbans

The author of a new book on two Irish missionaries who worked to foster dialogue and promote peace between Muslims and Christians in the Philippines has described the two priests as “very brave men”. Speaking at the launch of Murder in the Missions at Dubray Bookshop...