Columban Prayers for Victims of Disasters in Chile and Peru

Columban Prayers for Victims of Disasters in Chile and Peru

Recent forest fires in south central Chile are among the deadliest on record. The Columbans in Chile are appealing for prayers and support. Separately, Columbans in Peru are praying for the 40 people killed and 20,000 left homeless by mud slides. Chile is going...
Fr Michael Irwin

Fr Michael Irwin

Fr Michael Irwin was born in Ballingarry, Co Limerick on 19th July 1936. He was educated at Ballingarry N.S. and St Munchin’s College, Limerick. In 1954 he entered St Patrick’s College, Maynooth and was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Limerick in 1961. He...
Warmi Huasi Project promotes childrens’ rights in Peru

Warmi Huasi Project promotes childrens’ rights in Peru

The work of the Warmi Huasi Project in Peru during 2021. Warmi Huasi was set up by Columban missionary Fr Ed O’Connell to accompany families, especially children at risk, who are living in situations of poverty. The name Warmi Huasi comes from the Indian Quechua...
Fr Peter Hughes: Living his Best Life

Fr Peter Hughes: Living his Best Life

An interview with 80-year-old Columban missionary, Fr Peter Hughes, co-ordinator of indigenous and human rights for REPAM, a Catholic Church network that promotes the right and dignity of people living in the Amazon by Mike Finnerty of the Mayo News. Imagine becoming...
Poverty levels are still above pre-pandemic levels in Peru

Poverty levels are still above pre-pandemic levels in Peru

I find people resilient by nature but somewhat worn down by the length of the pandemic and the grieving for those they have lost, writes Columban missionary Fr Ed O’Connell in Peru.   The total number of Covid cases in Peru is more than three and a half million and...