Columban Father Chris Saenz returned to Omaha after many years as a missionary priest in Chile where he worked among the Mapuche people in the south of Chile and in the…
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After a poem by the Koryo monk Ch’ungji
The empowerment of women and girls is a most urgent need in today’s world where discrimination, violence and exploitation of women and girls, especially in the developing…
I first considered becoming a priest when I was seven years old. Mysteriously enough I still remember that strong feeling of being called by God.
A few years ago, I was enrolled in a university in Wuhan, China.
Savenaca Momo from Nadelei in Ba Province, Fiji, is the epitome of a gentle giant. He joined the first team of Columban lay missionaries to leave Fiji.
In Memory of Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan
Learning a new language is only part of the challenge for missionaries. Local people have their own cultural values and see things differently from outsiders.
This video production by Preda Foundation shows the life and recovery of the teenagers who were rescued from human traffickers and the horrors of abuse and …
In 1970 I was a theology student at our Columban seminary in Ireland and worked in our book store.
The Columban Missionary Society which was originally founded for mission in China finally ordained its first Chinese Columban at the beginning of 2020.
The latest letter of Pope Francis, his Encyclical, Fratelli Tuttii “Brothers and Sisters All,” is one that should touch every heart, stimulate our minds, awaken our…