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22nd February 2012
ASH WEDNESDAY CLIMATE DECLARATION

Leaders representing the UK’s mainstream churches are marking Ash Wednesday 2012 by calling for repentance over the prevailing ‘shrug-culture’ towards climate change.

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21st February 2012
Christian Conference on Sustainable Living

‘Treasure in the field – Spiritual capital and sustainable living’ is the title of Christian Ecology Link’s 30th anniversary conference in Bristol on Saturday 10 March.

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20th February 2012
Pakistan’s highest civilian award given to Columban priest

Australian born Fr Robert McCulloch, of the Columban Missionary Society, has been awarded the Sitara-e-Quaid-e-Azam, the highest civilian award that can be given by the Government of Pakistan to foreign nationals. It carries the citation, “For services to Health, Education, and Inter-Faith Relations”.

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20th February 2012
Focus on LiveSimply in North Wales

Ellen Teague of Columban JPIC was keynote speaker at a LiveSimply day in North Wales during Half Term. Living more simply is something we can all strive to do during Lent.

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18th February 2012
LENT: Season of Grace

The following Lent Reflection comes from the Columban Director in Britain, Tom O’Reilly SSC. Ideas for Reflection and Action during Lent are given at the end.

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15th February 2012
Two Columbans graduate from universities in Birmingham

Two members of the Region of Britain graduated with Master of Arts degrees from universities in Birmingham at the end of last year.

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15th February 2012
Take a Step for Fairtrade Fortnight

Fairtrade Fortnight runs from 27 February to 11 March 2012. What can you do to make a difference to the lives of farmers in the developing world who grow the products you buy?

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7th February 2012
PHILIPPINES: Mindanao Declaration on Mining

“Defending the Dignity of Life, Securing our Future” was the title of a workshop held in Mindanao, the Philippines, in January 2012 focusing on the impact of large-scale mining. It called for a mining moratorium in the light of negative impacts on local communities and the environment.

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4th February 2012
A New Samaria?

Columban lay missionary Mauricio Silva, from Chile, shares his thoughts and reflections on a day conference he attended in Birmingham, ‘Engaging with Muslims’. It highlights the issue of interfaith dialogue in Birmingham, where several Columban lay missionaries are based.

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31st January 2012
Columbans celebrate CAFOD’s 50th Anniversary

Columbans Peter Hughes and Eamonn O’Brien concelebrated at CAFOD’s 50th anniversary mass in Westminster cathedral on Saturday 28 January. The principal celebrant was Archbishop Vincent Nichols, with 18 bishops and around 100 priests present. Ellen Teague, who worked for CAFOD in the 1980s, joined the choir. This is her report.

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