Pat Coyle

Pat Coyle is Director of Communications for the Irish Jesuits. Her academic background was mainly in philosophy, and a great part of her professional background was as a journalist, producer and presenter with RTE, BBC and UTV. She is a mother of two.

The Church and the challenge of freedom

June 23, 2016

The Church can learn from secular society as well as share its own wisdom with it, according to Cardinal Reinhard Marx.

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Terry Eagleton: Against pluralism

June 22, 2016

Professor Terry Eagleton ensured a provocative start to the Loyola Institute's conference on 'The Role of Church in a Pluralist Society- Good Influence or Good Riddance?'

‘Sacred heart devotion is apostolic’

June 8, 2016

Brendan McManus SJ drew on themes from the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius to explain devotion to the Sacred Heart in contemporary terms, during the Gardiner St Novena.

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Increase in MA applicants for SpIRE

June 1, 2016

SpIRE has accepted an increased number of students for its MA programme in Applied Spirituality beginning in August in Milltown Park.

‘End severe confinement of young adults in prison’

May 31, 2016

The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice has called on the Government to end the ‘severe confinement’ of young adults in prison.

Irish Messenger book on New York Times bestseller list

May 25, 2016

Pope Francis latest book 'Dear Pope Francis: The Pope Answers Letters From Children Around the World' has made the New York Times Best Seller List.

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JRS maintains pressure on new Government

May 24, 2016

The Jesuit Refugee Service draws further attention to government's failure to implement recommendations for caring for refugees. President Michael D. Higgins has also expressed concern over this negligence.