Bishop Doran: “nothing – no law, no public policy can remove our right and indeed our responsibility to advocate publicly for those most vulnerable”

Council for Life Ireland Diocese of Elphin

Read homily of Bishop Kevin Doran at Newman University Church, Dublin, before the ‘March for…

The feast of St Joseph the Worker was a historic day for the #Columban #Missionaries as Fr Francis Xavier Nbwi la Aung was ordained a #priest at St Luke’s in #Myitkyina , #Kachin State. He is the first Columban from #Myanmar to be ordained columbans.ie/historic-day-f… CatholicNewsIreland

Fr Cyril Lovett visited Le Chéile Secondary School in #Tyrrelstown to present Keelin Bellemand with her prize for 2nd place in this year’s #Columban #Schools Media Competition on the theme #Biodiversity Matters columbans.ie/fr-cyril-speak… Le Chéile Schools Trust Jane Mellett William Scholes

'The tin of food was booby-trapped.'

#CeasefireNOW

Fr Cyril Lovett visited Le Chéile Secondary School in #Tyrrelstown to present Keelin Bellemand with her prize for 2nd place in this year’s #Columban #Schools Media Competition on the theme #Biodiversity Matters columbans.ie/fr-cyril-speak… Le Chéile Schools Trust Jane Mellett William Scholes

The #Columbans in Britain, along with 250 other organisations have signed an open letter to the Prime Minister, #RishiSunak , expressing outrage at the #Rwanda Bill.

Find out more about the Bill and why we so passionately repeal the Rwanda Act: columbans.co.uk/interreligious…

The feast of St Joseph the Worker was a historic day for the #Columban #Missionaries as Fr Francis Xavier Nbwi la Aung was ordained a #priest at St Luke’s in #Myitkyina , #Kachin State. He is the first Columban from #Myanmar to be ordained columbans.ie/historic-day-f… CatholicNewsIreland

We’re delighted to launch this year’s 'Festival of Farmland Biodiversity' with a new resource

'A Hedgerow Through the Seasons' bit.ly/3Uj1hU9

To take part:
- Share photos of wonderful native hedgerows
- Join a hedge/farm walk

Find out more ⬇️
bit.ly/44mFdfO

‘Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, yet even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field… will he not much more clothe you, you of little faith? …Your heavenly Father knows…

'Terrorism must be outlawed by all civilized nations — not explained or rationalized, but fought and eradicated (1986).' #ElieWiesel #NeverForget

Was a privilege to spend this morning with AMRI Justice Assoc of Missionaries and Religious of Ireland discerning their submission to Synod.va and to meet so many “old” (!) friends Gerard Gallagher Ronan Barry Mount Saint Annes Irish Synodal Pathway

The Summer 2024 edition of #Columbans Vocation for Justice IS HERE! It focuses on ‘Preparing for the Election’ & is filled with thought-provoking content that we hope will be useful to #Christians as the UK moves towards a #generalelection .

columbans.co.uk/justice-peace/…

The new issue of the Far East magazine is now available to read in digital and print editions. To subscribe and support the work of #Columban #missionaries see: columbans.ie/far-east-magaz…

Fr Niall O’Brien’s Enduring Influence - #Columban #missionary Fr Niall O'Brien’s influence is enduring and still bearing fruit in the places he served, writes his friend Hannah Carter.
columbans.ie/fr-niall-obrie… #nonviolence #socialjustice #Philippines

Remembering Fr Niall O’Brien on his 20th Anniversary - the Irish #Columban #missionary who was wrongfully imprisoned in the #Philippines by the Marcos regime in the 1980s, died on 28th April 2004. Fr Cyril Lovett recalls his theology of #nonviolence columbans.ie/remembering-fr…

Fr Niall O’Brien’s Enduring Influence - #Columban #missionary Fr Niall O'Brien’s influence is enduring and still bearing fruit in the places he served, writes his friend Hannah Carter.
columbans.ie/fr-niall-obrie… #nonviolence #socialjustice #Philippines

Remembering Fr Niall O’Brien on his 20th Anniversary - the Irish #Columban #missionary who was wrongfully imprisoned in the #Philippines by the Marcos regime in the 1980s, died on 28th April 2004. Fr Cyril Lovett recalls his theology of #nonviolence columbans.ie/remembering-fr…

Preda Offers a Safe Home to 90 Children: For 50 years, the #PredaFoundation has rescued, protected, healed and empowered abused & trafficked children. Read #Columban Fr Shay Cullen's report
columbans.ie/preda-offers-a… #safeguardingchildren Misean Cara AMRI Justice CatholicNewsIreland

Each time an indigenous language disappears, those who speak it lose a significant part of their identity - and everyone loses important knowledge.

Protecting indigenous languages means preserving the cultural & intellectual heritage they represent.

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God loves the chaos that is you … and the Spirit working in you can do infinitely more than you can think or imagine.
- Gerard W Hughes SJ