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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
With your help, Columban Missionaries can continue to share the Gospel values with the poor and the marginalised. Please donate to our 2025 Christmas Appeal here: https://t.co/gknPeXTOee
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Let young people know about this competition focusing on Refugees. Running until February 2026. https://t.co/GqKlw6jGyB
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The Columbans are inviting students to enter the Schools Media Competition: “Becoming a refugee is never a choice. But how we respond is.”
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Pope Leo XIV led the Angelus prayer Dec. 8 from the window of the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican on the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception.
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Pope Leo XIV led the Angelus prayer Dec. 8 from the window of the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican on the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception.
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UPDATE: Another Chicago-area church has put up an immigration-themed Nativity. A church member at Urban Village Church sent this along, where Mary, Joseph & Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
In Chicago, a Nativity scene features a zip-tied baby Jesus and Roman centurions in "ICE" vests. Near Boston, Mary, Joseph, and Jesus are absent from a Nativity, replaced with a sign reading "ICE was here." It's part of growing religious blowback to ICE.
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I did an interview on the extinction of the Slender-billed Curlew - on what it meant personally and what will be the legacy. Extinction is real, it hurts, it’s forever. https://t.co/MpHFAAy9a5
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*But alongside it comes resolve. We owe it to this bird to make its extinction mean something, to change the way we act, to refuse indifference, and to ensure no other species slips away unseen. What happens next will be the Slender-bill’s legacy.* 👏🏻🤷🤞🏻
I did an interview on the extinction of the Slender-billed Curlew - on what it meant personally and what will be the legacy. Extinction is real, it hurts, it’s forever. https://t.co/MpHFAAy9a5
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Nathalie Marytsch reflects on two different doors and explains how both invite 'pilgrims of hope' in today's world into sacred spaces where hope takes root and community is built. Read her full article here: https://t.co/9xffrXmfbf
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A big thank you to everybody who voted in the Christmas Card Competition, we have counted the votes and are delighted to confirm Orla from @StEdwardsColl as the winner for the Secondary section! Congratulations! And thank you to all who entered the competition this year!
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Every December 8 on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, firefighters in Rome honor the Virgin Mary
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Belle fête de l’Immaculée Conception à toutes et à tous ! ©Photo SNDL / Pierre Vincent
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Happy 25th birthday to UK offshore wind! 🎂 Today marks 2️⃣5️⃣ years since the UK’s first offshore wind farm began to generate clean power. Blyth Offshore Wind Farm, located off the coast of Northumberland, paved the way for a major new industry which is now playing a central role
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8th December. Feast of the Immaculate Conception #Adventdevotion #RedemptoristPublications #advent #prayers #Mary #ImmaculateConception
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We're very proud to share with you our 2026 calendar! Another wonderful snapshot of Columban Mission around the world! We'd love to hear what you think. Which month has your favourite image and why? #Columbans #Missionaries #ColumbanMission #ColumbanCalendar
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An important witness.
In recent days, faith leaders across the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area have organized to protect Somali communities and houses of worship as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents launched an operation targeting undocumented Somali immigrants.
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Everything is now ready in Rome to celebrate the Immaculate Conception 🙏 ➡️It will be the first time that Pope Leo XIV goes to Minganelli Square, the heart of Piazza di Spagna in Rome, to lay flowers and pray at the feet of the statue of the Immaculate Conception on the day of
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This is a tradition that is repeated every year in the Eternal City; however, this time it will be different.
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In the Nativity scene outside Lake Street Church in Evanston, Illinois, Mary and Joseph are wearing gas masks, Jesus is nestled in a reflective blanket with his hands bound with zip ties, and behind the family stands three Roman centurions wearing vests with a very modern label:
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(RNS) — 'We know that Jesus was born into a Roman imperial occupation, and pretty much immediately becomes a refugee in Egypt, has to flee and faces political violence,' the Rev. Michael Woolf said.
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Al Gore is 100% correct we're using Earth's atmosphere as "an open sewer for gaseous pollution that we're pumping into it every single day" "It now traps as much extra heat every day as would be released by 750,000 Hiroshima-class atomic bombs exploding on Earth every day."
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Continuing Pope Francis’ tradition, the Vatican is hosting a Christmas Concert for the Poor this evening. The event is totally free of charge and there are over 8,000 in attendance. Pope Leo is present in the audience.
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Despite the disappointment of COP30 and the lack of agreement on the phasing out of fossil fuels, Bishop Arnold actually takes heart from the number of individuals and groups in the UK keen to combat climate change:
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The December issue of the Far East magazine has been posted to supporters! It's packed full of Advent and Christmas content! Let us know your thoughts in the comments! 🎄👍 #Columbans #Missionaries #Advent #Christmas #FarEastMagazine
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