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We're an international Catholic missionary organisation centred on the Eucharist that crosses boundaries of culture & religion to spread the Good News of Christ
Solihull, West Midlands UK
Joined June 2011
Have you heard ‘Welcome and Love’, written over the summer by Columban Justice and Peace Co-ordinator James Trewby? 🎵 Have a listen to it here: https://t.co/yVfwnXYFFE
#Columbans #Missionaries #RefugeesWelcome #WelcomeTheStranger #WDMR2025
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It gives us great joy to share the 2025 Annual Report of the Columban Missionaries with our friends and supporters. 🥰 Download and read it here: https://t.co/gdrUKT5nBM
#Columbans #Missionaries #ColumbanMission
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https://t.co/Yw0mLbUi9E Tablet report on the 'Raising Hope' climate conference. #RaisingHope #LaudatoSiMovement
thetablet.co.uk
Pope Leo blessed a chunk of 20,000-year-old ice from a melting glacier in Greenland on the opening day of an international conference marking the tenth
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Excellent article by Lorna Gold about women and environment, referring to the 'Raising Hope' conference. https://t.co/ifqiNSsSYU
#RaisingHope #LaudatoSiMovement
thetablet.co.uk
Gratitude for what has been achieved in the past decade, and gravity for the work that still lies ahead. For many of us women of faith, it was also a moment
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SAVE THE DATE! 🙏 The Columbans are proud to be part of this important event fostering dialogue and understanding in the city of #Birmingham and would love for you to join us! #NostraAetate60 #InterfaithDialogue #Columbans #Missionaries
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#RaisingHope #LaudatoSiMovement Final blog from Ellen Teague
Raising Hope Climate Conference: 'Galvanising collective action and radical collaboration' https://t.co/NkciGusrTp via @icn_uk
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https://t.co/9h3WTVuDN3 Bishop McAleenan's excellent talk for Migrants and Refugee Day.
birminghamdiocese.org.uk
To be celebrated over this weekend, Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 October. The theme is Migrants, missionaries of hope.
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A historic opportunity at the upcoming #IUCNCongress for @IUCN members to support Motion 061: recognising the crime of #ecocide! In this blog, Craig Bennett, CEO of @WildlifeTrusts, urges members to back the motion. Article🔗 https://t.co/VZNtpgc00O
#StopEcocide
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We support this call.
While millions seek safety, protection and dignity often remain out of reach. This #WorldDayofmigrantsandrefugees, we call the EU and its member states to: - Protect the right to asylum - Expand safe and legal pathways - Strengthen inclusion across Europe https://t.co/z6VwumXuuq
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Pope Leo encourages us to rekindle awareness of our missionary vocation, which springs from a desire to “bring the joy and consolation of the Gospel to everyone". https://t.co/bSrw2Pk1ZC
vaticannews.va
At the Mass for the Jubilee of the Missions and of Migrants, Pope Leo encourages us to rekindle awareness of our missionary vocation that springs from ...
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#PopeLeo at Jubilee of Migrants: Brothers and sisters, those boats which hope to catch sight of a safe port, and those eyes filled with anguish and hope seeking to reach the shore, cannot and must not find the coldness of indifference or the stigma of discrimination!
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#PopeLeo at Jubilee of Migrants & of Missions: "Mission is not so much about “departing”, but instead “remaining” in order to proclaim Christ through hospitality and welcome, compassion and solidarity" with those arriving on our shores.
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Lead Bishop for Migrants and Refugees, Bishop Paul McAleenan, offers this message for today, the World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2025. Listen to it here on YouTube: https://t.co/tWtvh30GnV
#WDMR2025 #Migrants #Refugees #RefugeesWelcome #Columbans #Missionaries
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The World Day of Migrants and Refugees is celebrated on October 4 and 5. With Pope Leo XIV, let us pray for #migrants, #refugees and those who care for them Message from the Holy Father for #WDMR2025
https://t.co/N0TJtdjhBk
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Today, on the feast of St Francis of Assisi, we pray that, inspired by the example of St Francis, we will be filled with love and compassion and always strive to care for and protect common home 🌍🙏 #StFrancisofAssisi #PrayForUs
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https://t.co/zVpJQAIeAw
#RaisingHope #LaudatoSiMovement Ellen Teague's third blog from the Castel Gandolfo Raising Hope Conference. "What an inspirational experience it was!"
indcatholicnews.com
A photo of Pope Leo blessing a melting piece of iceberg from Greenland has gone viral. He was lamenting the diminishment of glaciers globally due to global warming, while attending the Laudato Si'...
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St. Francis continues to inspire Columbans to care for the natural world. His witness reminds us that creation is not a resource to be exploited, but a gift to be cherished and protected.🌱🙏 #StFrancisOfAssisi #SeasonOfCreation #Columbans #Missionaries #CareForCreation
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We join in the Pope's invitation to listen more deeply and welcome more generously. We’re committed to accompanying migrants and refugees. Read our latest article: https://t.co/3aZo292mJH
#WDMR2025 #Columbans #Missionaries #WelcomeTheStranger #RefugeesWelcome #PopeLeo
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Prof. John Sweeney (Maynooth University) emphasized that faith groups should urge their governments at COP30 to support the Fossil Fuel Treaty, a bold step to align policy with justice, protect our common home, and turn hope into reality. #RaisingHope
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Ellen Teague's second report from the Laudato Si Movement's climate conference at Castel Gandolfo, where she is representing Columban Missionaries in Britain. #RaisingHope #LaudatoSiMovement
https://t.co/CFHzPdA6oJ
indcatholicnews.com
Can we bring urgency and hope together in addressing the climate crisis? This was a key question on the second day of the 'Raising Hope for Climate Justice' Conference at Castel Gandolfo, organised...
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