Ba: It Was Hard To Say Goodbye After 70 Years

Ba: It Was Hard To Say Goodbye After 70 Years

Fr John McEvoy reports on the three farewell ceremonies held in Ba parish for the Columban missionaries as they leave Christ the King after 70 years of service. At the end of 1952 and the beginning of 1953 – 70 years ago – the Columbans took over the...
Meet a Columban – Fr Pat Colgan

Meet a Columban – Fr Pat Colgan

In this episode of ‘Meet a Columban’, the Regional Director of Oceania Fr Trevor Trotter speaks to Belfast-native Fr Pat Colgan, parish priest of Christ the King in Ba, Fiji.
The faith of the people remains strong

The faith of the people remains strong

Churches closed on Sundays! No Sunday Mass! It is a shock. Yes, many people had stopped going to Mass for different reasons, but to have the official church telling priests not to have public Masses in their parishes was a remarkable event. Since this new regime came...