The Declaration of Human Rights is for All

The Declaration of Human Rights is for All

December 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the publication of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, writes Fr Shay Cullen. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was approved and adopted by the United Nations General Assembly through Resolution 217A at its...
Life Under Siege

Life Under Siege

Instead of pursuing war and the slaughter of thousands of people around the world we should be focused on the impact humans are having on the planet, writes Fr Sean McDonagh. Each day on our television screens hundreds of millions of people from all parts of the world...
The Laws of War

The Laws of War

The Cáin Adomnáin is known as the ‘Geneva Accords’ of the ancient Irish and it is Europe’s first human rights treaty, writes Columban missionary Fr Dermot Carthy. The 20th century saw two world wars in one generation, and a lot of conflicts in which countless...
The Waiting – December Reflection in Far East

The Waiting – December Reflection in Far East

Advent is a time to pause, listen and look back on the past year, writes Columban missionary, Sr Rebecca Conlon. There is much to ponder. Mother Earth is suffering. There have been droughts and famine in some places while in Pakistan there have been floods of epic...
Reflection: September/October 2022 Far East magazine

Reflection: September/October 2022 Far East magazine

Three significant events keep niggling at me as I reflect on life in recent months: the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the presidential election in the Philippines, and the synodal process in the Church. There might be no obvious connection between these three but there...