We are delighted to share with you the very first digital edition of Vocation for Justice, titled Seeking Sanctuary: Responding in Faith, Choosing Welcome, in which we share powerful stories, lived experiences and reflections on the realities faced by people seeking sanctuary and those accompanying them.
Read the winning article of our 2026 Columban Schools Media Competition for young people in Britain on the subject, “Becoming a refugee is never a choice, but how we respond is” written by A. (aged 18) from St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School and Sixth Form in Birmingham.
Each month in London, a quiet vigil remembers those who have died seeking safety, naming lives lost and calling us to compassion, responsibility, and action explains MaryAnne Francalanza, fcJ from the FCJ Centre for Spirituality and Eco Justice.
This is the second place article in our Columban Competition 2025/2026 on the theme: ‘Becoming a refugee is never a choice. But how we respond is’. It is written by A. (18) from St. David's Catholic College in Cardiff.
From Birmingham-based charity Stories of Hope and Home, powerful letters reveal the voices, resilience and humanity of people seeking sanctuary, and those who walk alongside them.
This is the third place winning artcile in our 2025/2026 Columban Schools Media Competition and is written by J. (15) from Holy Trinity Academy in Telford, Shropshire.
Columban Fr. Alvaro Martinez runs the Columban mission centre in El Paso, at the U.S./Mexico border. As part of his ministry he assists stranded or detained Latin American migrants.
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