Social Justice

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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2023 Season of Creation School Competition Winner - Lower Secondary Category

Nov 13, 2023
In her video submission, Mariela offers a thoughtful reflection on the precious gift of life and taking responsibility for the care of God’s gifts of creation. Humanity, together with all creation, is suffering, and now is the time to act.
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2023 Season of Creation School Competition Winners

Oct 16, 2023
In their video submission, the Year 12 students demonstrate leadership by drawing on their creativity and learnings to advance new ways of closing the loop by repurposing waste that shows respect for Earth's resources and commitment to restoring justice and peace between humans and all creation.
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ACRATH pushes politicians for compensation scheme for modern slavery survivors

Sep 13, 2023
A delegation from Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH) last week embarked on its annual advocacy visit to Parliament House in Canberra.
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Delightful surprises during mission appeal

Sep 12, 2023
After my talk, the woman who was selling brooms approached and embraced me. With heartfelt sincerity, she said, "I may not have money to give, but please accept these two brooms as my offering for the mission."
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Providing healthcare to patients in need in Pakistan

Aug 14, 2023
With this year’s high inflation, we are experiencing more out-patients coming. The staff in the clinic tries to accommodate them every Friday, but in some cases, we can only give what we can, especially when they come within the week when we don’t have our doctor.
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Youth PoWR meets the Uluru Statement

Jul 11, 2023
On 28 May 2023, Youth PoWR (Parliament of the World’s Religions), an initiative of the Columban Centre for Christian-Muslim Relations and the Challenging Racism Project at Western Sydney University, co-hosted “Youth PoWR meets the Uluru Statement”.
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Celebrating 50 Years of Devotion: Fr. Ed O’Connell

Jun 14, 2023
Celebrating 50 years as a Columban Missionary priest, Fr Ed O'Connell, who recently returned to Britain from Peru, reflects on his Catholic legacy to the people and communities he served there.
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Impact of climate change and biodiversity loss in Fiji - Conversation Part II

Apr 27, 2023
Sr Caroline Vaitkunas RSM, PEJ Team, Columbans Australia, and Tevita Naikasowalu, PEJ Team, Columbans Fiji continue their conversation about the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss in Fiji.
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Promoting respect, inclusion and self-determination

Mar 22, 2023
Harmony Week is celebrated in Australia from 20th-26th March and coincides with the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on the 21st March. Here in Australia in 2023, the referendum on the First Nations Voice to Parliament is one of the biggest issues for the…
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Columbans endorse the letter from Australia’s Faith Leaders

Feb 26, 2023
St Columban’s Mission Society endorses the letter from Australia’s Faith Leaders to federal parliamentarians calling on politicians to cooperate across political divides in support of the upcoming Voice referendum.
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Columbans support Archbishop Mark Coleridge’s commitment to the Voice

Feb 20, 2023
St Columban’s Mission Society supports Archbishop Mark Coleridge’s public commitment to the Voice as reported in CathNews.
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Elimination of Violence Against Women Day

Nov 25, 2022
The United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 25th November launches sixteen days of activism.
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Columban Biodiversity Podcast Season Two - Episode 12

Oct 07, 2022
St Columbans Mission Society has been marking the Season of Creation (September 1st – October 4th), with the launch of the second season of the Columban Biodiversity podcast, Jubilee for the Earth: Biodiversity and Our Sacred Story. The final episode of Biodiversity podcast Season Two, episode twelve…
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United Nations International Day of Non-Violence - Oct 2

Oct 02, 2022
Columban missionaries stand side by side with the local people in their non-violent protests against all forms of injustice.
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Columban Biodiversity Podcast Season Two - Episode 11

Sep 30, 2022
St Columbans Mission Society is marking the Season of Creation (September 1st – October 4th), with the launch of the second season of the Columban Biodiversity podcast, Jubilee for the Earth: Biodiversity and Our Sacred Story... 
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Columban Biodiversity Podcast Season Two - Episode 10

Sep 26, 2022
St Columbans Mission Society is marking the Season of Creation (September 1st – October 4th), with the launch of the second season of the Columban Biodiversity podcast, Jubilee for the Earth: Biodiversity and Our Sacred Story... 
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Columban Biodiversity Podcast Season Two – Episode 9 - ‘Earth’s Twin Crises: Biodiversity Loss and Climate Change’

Sep 21, 2022
Every day, scientists are learning more and more about how climate change accelerates biodiversity loss, and about how biodiversity loss worsens climate change. Their work has made it clear that we need to solve both crises together.
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Biodiversity Loss + Indigenous Peoples

Sep 13, 2022
If the global community wants to better care for creation, we have to first listen to the wisdom of Indigenous traditions and centre their experience and expertise in the conversation about solutions.
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Safeguarding Sunday

Sep 11, 2022
The Catholic Church in Australia marks Safeguarding Sunday on the second Sunday of September. It occurs at the conclusion of National Child Protection Week, whose theme this year is: Every child, every community deserves a fair go.
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