Poverty

Overcoming poverty by respecting human rights

Sep 11, 2024
Nick had to pay the debt owed to Nomad, so he had to sell drugs also. He had no education to get a job. He was caught by a police undercover buyer. He was spared extrajudicial execution, unlike 30,000 others allegedly killed by police as part of a massive crime against humanity being investigated by…
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Jemuel’s Story

Aug 14, 2024
To save his leg he needed a major operation that would remove two inches of his infected shin bone. With the help of Columban donors, Jemuel had the operation, after which he spent six months in a leg brace while waiting for his leg bone to regenerate.
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Columbans in Britain pray and march to ‘Restore Nature Now’

Aug 14, 2024
In Britain, the Columban Justice, Peace and Environment (JPE) team joined Laudato Si Animators, Westminster Justice and Peace and others in the colourful London march, ‘Restore Nature Now’ on 22 June 2024. They were alongside other Christian organisations and environmental groups such as Green Christian,…
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Faith and resilience: Celebrating St. Mary MacKillop's legacy

Aug 14, 2024
These stories and Jesus' words speak very much to the life of Mary MacKillop (1842-1909), the first Australian saint. It is a remarkable story about a woman of Scottish heritage, born and raised in Melbourne, who had to care for her own family first.
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Bowled, bought, big black buffalo

Jul 17, 2024
The mother was made to feed the calf and then after a while was pulled away while two women of the village obtained the remaining milk from her udder. The buffalo would never allow me to milk her. Perhaps she recalled that I was the driver of the jeep that hit her.
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A challenging encounter

Jul 16, 2024
As I journey with diverse communities, trying to live out my missionary call, I am reminded of the blessings and challenges I have experienced.
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Columban mission in Korea: War & Peace

Jun 18, 2024
Some Columbans were evacuated to Busan and then sent on to Japan. Some remained in Japan and never returned to Korea.
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Shining brightly together

Jun 18, 2024
Joti Educational and Cultural Centre is the catechetical centre for the Diocese of Hyderabad. Joti (its proper spelling, Jyoti) is the Sanskrit word for light, so it hints at the importance of light as a reality and as a symbol in all religious practices.
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A continuing “sister act”

Jun 18, 2024
“I relish and celebrate the many cultural and spiritual traditions that make seafarers who they are.”
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The Unique Journey of Fr John Wanaurny

May 22, 2024
Fr John Wanaurny was not just the last of his family line - he was also one of a kind!
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A Kuya

May 22, 2024
Arturo sought help from the Hope Workers’ Centre (founded by the Columbans in the 1980s) and filed a complaint against his employer for the following reasons: unsafe working environment, hazardous machinery, long working hours, and hazardous living conditions. He demanded justice and that his company…
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Warmi Huasi Marks 20 Years of Service to Peru’s Youth

Apr 16, 2024
Warmi Huasi celebrated 20 years of service to one of the most vulnerable sectors of Peruvian society, the children and adolescents at risk in the townships on the northern side of Lima and in the towns and villages of the Province of Paucar del Sara Sara up in the High Andes Department of Ayacucho, Peru.
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Fr Shay and Preda Celebrate 50th Anniversary

Apr 16, 2024
For 50 years, the Preda Foundation has been a leading child rights organisation with a long successful history of rescuing, protecting, healing and empowering abused and trafficked girls, saving innocent boys from unjust incarceration in jails, and giving a new life of freedom through residential care…
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Embarking on the journey

Mar 26, 2024
I think it is through a life of faith that God's will is accomplished through us.
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The 800th Anniversary of the Franciscans

Mar 26, 2024
Pope Francis and St Francis on the “periphery” of inter-religious dialogue.
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The potential of uncertainty

Mar 26, 2024
It was in that chaos and uncertainty that the spirit of creativity gave birth to new ways of looking at reality and ways of doing ministry.
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Parola - Manila's "beacon of hope"

Mar 26, 2024
How Columban seminarians are helping to bring true hope to one of Manila’s most notorious slums.
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Empowering Dreams

Mar 19, 2024
St. Elizabeth School of Midwifery in Hyderabad, Pakistan, trains young women from less developed areas and from marginalized communities to advance their socioeconomic position by enabling them to become trained professionals and qualified midwives for mother, neonatal, and infant care in Pakistan.
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Myanmar Reflection: “I Have Found My Map”

Feb 13, 2024
A reflection on the beatitudes by Columban Fr Kurt Zion Pala, who lives and works in Myanmar, marking the third anniversary of the country’s military coup, which has sent the country “into conflict and darkness”.
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Kachin Catholics make their mark on Myanmar’s Strife-Torn Frontier - Part 2

Jan 29, 2024
Sr Choi, from Korea, founded Community Healthcare and Development (CHAD), which has reached out to people in remote villages to provide basic health care and training for community health workers.
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