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Noel Dunne: Columban missionary risked life to help poor and persecuted in Chile
THE Church’s influence has faded in Ireland and rightly.
'I hope to see you in Paradise' - the last words of Co Down Columban martyr Fr James Maginn
FATHER James Maginn was born in Butte, Montana in the United States on November 15 1911.
Priests' heroic martyrdom echoes across the decades
A Faith matters article about Ireland's missionary tradition encouraged reader Mary Kane to share the remarkable story of Fr James Maginn, a relative. The priest, who grew up in Co Down, was one of seven Columbans martyred in 1950, killed for their faith by Communist forces during the Korean War. She tells the story of the seven - who have been referred for beatification - and, in particular, Fr Maginn, who stayed with his parishioners to "defend the church until death"
Fr Tim Mulroy to lead Columbans into new century of mission
AN Irish priest has been elected to lead the Missionary Society of St Columban as it embarks on its second century of international service.