Pakistan
Flooding in Pakistan threatens Columbans, parishes
We get nothing from aid agencies nor from the Pakistani government nor from foreign governments nor from Caritas for the repair of these buildings. I shudder to think about what these next 10 days will bring.
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Mother and Child Clinics (Pakistan)
Poor women in Pakistan have extreme difficulty obtaining good health care for themselves and their babies, so Columbans provide maternity programs, neo and postnatal care, and vaccinations to mothers and their newborns. (Pakistan)
Categories: Caregiving, Health Care / Medical, Pakistan Projects
Fighting Illiteracy (Pakistan)
This elementary school that provides a Catholic education to many local children is in need of structural repairs and new education programs and curriculum. The parishioners said they wanted a school because they knew that education would help them break the cycle of poverty and achieve a better life for their families. (Pakistan)
Categories: Education, Pakistan Projects
Center for Academic Development (Hyderabad)
This program successfully prepares young Catholic men to gain university entrance and prepare them for advanced studies. (Pakistan)
Categories: Evangelization / Formations, Pakistan Projects
St. Luke’s School (Pakistan)
Catholic/Christian children in Pakistan, (especially young girls) are often denied educational opportunities – but not at St. Luke’s!
Categories: Education, Pakistan Projects
Columban History in Pakistan
In this predominantly Islamic nation, Columban priests, Sisters and lay missionaries continue to develop a mission begun in 1979. Catholics in Pakistan are a small minority of less than 1 percent of the population. In the city of Lahore and …
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Fr. Robert McCulloch: A Ministry Of Teaching & Health In Pakistan
In Pakistan, poor, mostly non-Christian families struggle to survive both in the major cities and in the desert of the SindhProvince in the south. What most consider the basics of life—such as education and health care—are difficult to obtain for most Pakistanis.
Categories: Missionaries, Pakistan Updates
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Fr. Tomás King – Creating Better Lives For Pakistan’s Desert-Dwellers
The mission journey of Columban Father Tomás King has led him from the rolling, verdant green hills of his native Galway, Ireland, to the mostly hot, dry desert of Pakistan.
Categories: Missionaries, Pakistan Updates
Fr. Pat Raleigh: Justice As Integral To The Church’s Mission
Q: Why did you decide to be a Columban missionary? A: I had a cousin who was a Columban priest who had spent six months in solitary confinement in China. I was greatly impressed by his story and felt that …
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