Poverty
Holy Saturday
Mar 21, 2023
A devout Buddhist ensures her Catholic husband receives a final Christian farewell with the hope of being re-united with him one day.
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Fr Frank Hoare - Golden Jubilee
Mar 21, 2023
A Columban whose wisdom and foresight I called on many times during my time as Director and later Columban leader in Fiji.
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Meet ‘Grandmother’ Nishi
Mar 21, 2023
Her prayer was so simple, so genuine. To say a simple ‘thank you’ as a prayer to Jesus on the Cross was a moment of revelation for me. That simple word of gratitude, said today, spans 2000 years, and brings us to the foot of the Cross itself.
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Warmi Huasi - The reading clubs
Mar 21, 2023
The success of our reading club prompted the local state primary and secondary school to ask us to help set up a library and reading club in their school of over 1,150 students. First, we built the library through donations from benefactors.
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China - New church built by community efforts
Mar 15, 2023
When the site for Sacred Heart Church was given to the Diocese of Hanyang two years ago, it brought to completion a set of discussions that had taken place over a few years.
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A faithful follower of God
Feb 15, 2023
The fulfilment and deep joy I witnessed in my brother were the reasons why I also desired to follow God. He inspired me to put my faith and trust in God's divine providence and to learn more about the life and teachings of Jesus so I can also share His great love for His people.
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Stick-at-ability
Jan 23, 2023
Jesus sets before us the example and so the challenge to face up to difficult and complex challenges; to be truthful, compassionate and just.
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A woman's contribution to to Wuhan's International Catholic Community
Jan 23, 2023
Following her first visit to the church, the news was sent home to her father, who was quite happy to receive a correction to his assumptions about church life in China.
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The cost of making ends meet
Jan 17, 2023
Palmer Avenido worked in a machine-assemble factory in Taoyuan County, Taiwan, for six years before returning to his home in the Philippines. While in Taiwan, he volunteered at the Hope Workers’ Center as a lay minister at Mass, altar server, and usher and the Lectors and Commentators program. This is…
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Badin Parish rebuilding themselves
Jan 10, 2023
Columban Fr Pat Visanti provides an update on the villages affected in Badin parish that have recovered remarkably well since the damaging floods.
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Columban Outreach to Flood victims in Sindh
Dec 14, 2022
One of the main issues is food security for poor families in rural areas who have lost livestock and crops and, in many cases, in some of the worst affected areas have been unable to plant crops for the coming season as flood water is still present.
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A land of dreams
Dec 14, 2022
However, they continue to live in legal limbo. They are undocumented, and that means that it is very difficult for them to get regular jobs. Instead, they become part of a network of informal work: street vendors, day labourers, washing windshields, selling candy or begging on the streets.
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World Day of the Poor 2022
Nov 13, 2022
Pope Francis says World Day of the Poor is “as a healthy challenge, helping us to reflect on our style of life and on the many forms of poverty all around us.”
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World Day of the Poor 2022
Nov 08, 2022
Pope Francis says World Day of the Poor is “as a healthy challenge, helping us to reflect on our style of life and on the many forms of poverty all around us.”
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Anti-Poverty Week
Oct 19, 2022
Anti-Poverty Week helps raise awareness about issues that are key to Catholic Social Teaching and the mission of the Church.
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Mammoth monsoon misery in Pakistan
Sep 09, 2022
A tragedy was reported to us by a comrade, Dani Baksh, who lives in a neighbouring town, that 17 men were out fishing one morning recently in the Arabian Sea waters, and a bolt of lightning struck their boat resulting in the death of all on board. Their families and friends are deeply saddened and distressed…
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The young village schoolteacher
Jul 12, 2022
But he remembers the children in the village who run in the rain without umbrellas or wearing hole-filled shoes. On winter days many of the children will have black lips from the cold because they have no warm clothes or sweaters to wear.
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Adelaide to Santiago - Sharing mission experiences across the Pacific
Jun 07, 2022
Fr Dan began the webinar, presenting the context of mission in Chile and following Pope Francis, the importance of the Church going out, listening, relating to the broader society, and being a Field Hospital for the broken and poor.
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All the fish died
Jun 07, 2022
The pandemic and the coup revealed many weaknesses in the country's education system. Many young people are now not work-ready, which means many of them, even those with university degrees, are not readily accepted or employed by organizations and companies because they lack the basic and necessary knowledge,…
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An interrupted mission
May 11, 2022
Strong education policies, especially institutes to train catechists opened by Australian Fr Bernie Way, and the establishment of a seminary helped the local Church to become strong.
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2023 Columban Mid-Year Appeal
Support the Columban Mid-Year Appeal so that we can maintain our migrant apostolates, our parishes, and other forms of ministry across the many countries we work in. It is always a delight to help people in real need.
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