The Best-Known Irishman of the Early Middle Ages

The Best-Known Irishman of the Early Middle Ages

St Columban’s Feast Day 23rd November In his address of a General Audience in June 2008, Pope Benedict XVI said: “I would like to speak about the holy Abbot Columban, the best-known Irishman of the Early Middle Ages. Since he worked as a monk, missionary and writer in...
The Columban Way: a Route to Jubilee 2025

The Columban Way: a Route to Jubilee 2025

Cristian Colombo writes about the completion of the Columban Way in Italy and its recognition by the Italian Tourist Board.   It all began with a dream. St Columban’s mother dreamt that the sun descended into the womb of a woman and that this sun in turn escorted the...