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‘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.
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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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Refugees: Ireland must do more
May 25, 2016
The May 2016 issue of Working Notes laments the response right across Europe, including in Ireland, to the greatest humanitarian crisis of our time.
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God can make a nobody into a priest
May 25, 2016
TOM CASEY SJ :: A thought for school-leavers – if God were a prospective employer, what would he be looking for in the interview? Probably not the same things as...
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What does it mean to be ‘saved’?
May 25, 2016
BILL TONER SJ :: When I was studying theology in Milltown Park I visited home one Sunday. I told my father that I had to leave a bit early to...
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Sharing and networking at Jesweb
May 25, 2016
Jesuits and lay colleagues collaborating in the work of online and digital communications met from April 10-14 for the annual Jesuit Webmasters meeting.
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A Presbyterian take on mercy
May 25, 2016
Rev Alan Boal speaks about Pope Francis and mercy in the wake of recent gangland killings on his doorstep.
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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.
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Faith at the front
May 24, 2016
Roisin Duffy's RTE TV documentary on WWI chaplain Fr Frank Browne SJ, was recently screened in the Irish Embassy in London.
Read moreSafeguarding Children: Implementing guidelines
May 23, 2016
In April 2015 the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland (NBSCCCI) undertook a review of safeguarding practices in the Society of Jesus in Ireland (Jesuits)....
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