Fr Bobby Gilmore looks at the roots of the words ‘xenophobia’ and ‘genocide’ and asks if the word ‘veracide’ should be added to our...
Needed New Words
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We are the Columban Missionaries in Ireland
Our mission is to help people become fully human, to help establish a world of peace with justice, and to care for creation in solidarity with the poor. We follow Jesus of Nazareth who said,
‘He has sent me to bring good news to the poor, to proclaim liberty to captives, and to the blind new sight, to set the downtrodden free and to proclaim the Lord’s year of favour.’ (Lk 4:18)
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From Tyburn to Peru
Oxford Street in London is the busiest shopping thoroughfare in Britain and one of the most famous in the world. At the top of Oxford...
Warmi Huasi: Working on Behalf of Peru’s Children
Warmi Huasi is quechua for “Women’s House” and is the name chosen for a small Civil Association founded in 2003 by Columbans...
Columban News
‘Jesus is the Light’ Fr Andrei Tells Young Columbans
At the closing gathering of Young Columbans in the Philippines, Society Leader, Fr Andrei Paz, prayed that they “trust that the light...
Rise in Polio Cases in Pakistan
Last year alarm bells rang internationally when an outbreak of Polio was reported in war-torn Gaza. A major humanitarian effort was...
Update on Fr Neil’s Quake Damaged College
Columban Fr Neil Magill founded the Higher Education College (HEC) in Mandalay (Myanmar) in 2007. In March 2025, the college was...