News
Cautious welcome for ‘Housing for all’ strategy
September 3, 2021
Peter McVerry SJ says the Government's housing strategy outlined in 'Housing For All' demonstrates ambition but cautions that delivering on what it promises will be the key
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Get moving to do good this autumn
September 1, 2021
An appeal to walk, run, swim, row, cycle, and clock up the kilometers to help feed and educate children in Zambia
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Unity across the Americas: Covid-19 vaccine education
August 18, 2021
Pope Francis and Church leaders from the US and Latin America call on people to support Covid-19 vaccines and access for all
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Plan for social housing units in Kildare
August 12, 2021
Mr Pat Doyle, CEO of Peter McVerry Trust, was interviewed on Kildare Today radio about the plan to deliver a significant number of new social housing units
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Inhumane prisoner conditions during pandemic
August 4, 2021
The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice (JCFJ) respond to four reports by inspectors into prisons in Ireland during Covid-19 restrictions
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Taoiseach launches Peter McVerry Trust’s housing plan
July 27, 2021
An Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, launches Peter McVerry Trust's five-year strategic plan to deliver 1,200 new social housing units
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Rocketing to nowhere
July 27, 2021
KEVIN HARGADEN :: Jeff Bezos's latest 'flight of fancy' is just the most recent expression of the crazy consequences of neoliberal individualism
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Sadness and anger at the death of Fr Stan Swamy SJ
July 7, 2021
News of the death in prison of Fr Stan Swamy SJ, advocate for marginalised people, has been met with great sadness and anger worldwide
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What is the real cost of debt?
July 7, 2021
The June 2021 issue of 'Working Notes' tackles the thorny subject of debt in theory, in theology, and in its concrete manifestations
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Pope Video: Building social friendship
July 6, 2021
July's Pope Video urges people to "go beyond their groups of friends and build social friendship, which is so necessary for living together well"
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Restoring women to a recovered diaconate
April 2, 2026 - Dr Phyllis Zagano continues her straight-talking exposition of the history of deacons in the church. She seeks to 'recover' the diaconate and 'restore' women to it.
The privilege of life-changing work
March 13, 2026 - Allan Ggita SJ is in Ireland speaking about his privileged life working with vulnerable communities in one of the largest slums in Kenya.
Our Mother Too: Mary Embraces the World
March 4, 2026 - Author Eric Clayton talks about his book that introduces children to Mary, the mother of Jesus, through eight apparitions around the world.
The challenge of co-creating
February 13, 2026 - James Hanvey SJ's exploration of the 'mission of creation' in St Ignatius’ Spiritual Exercises is an integration of theology, spirituality, and cosmology.
‘Not Christian, not Catholic.’
February 13, 2026 - The Vatican's second commission on the diaconate recently published a letter revealing a 50/50 split on whether women could 'image Christ'.
Latest Videos
Pray with the Pope: For priests in crisis
April 13, 2026 - Pope Leo XIV: In the spirit of the Gospel, we are invited to recognize our shared responsibility in supporting, encouraging and accompanying priests.
Pray with the Pope: For disarmament and peace
March 13, 2026 - Pope Leo: Renounce weapons and the arms race. May leaders have the courage to choose dialogue instead of conflict.
Pope Video: For children with incurable diseases
February 6, 2026 - Pope Video: “The smiles, in the midst of pain, of children suffering, are a testimony of God's Kingdom.”
Pope video: For prayer with the word of God
January 9, 2026 - Pope Video: "May your Word be nourishment in weariness, hope in darkness and strength in our communities"
Pope video: For Christians in areas of conflict
December 1, 2025 - Pope video: “That Christians in areas of war or conflict, especially the Middle East, might be seeds of peace, reconciliation and hope.”
Latest Blog Posts
Is the universe ‘done and dusted’?
April 17, 2026 - Bill Toner : : Does God really know everything, including the future? If so, it seems that the universe is truly 'done and dusted'. Bill Toner SJ is not so sure.
Faithful Justice: Reimagining the Jesuit Mission
March 31, 2026 - Dermot Roantree :: Jesuit Superior General Pedro Arrupe SJ called a General Congregation in 1974-5 that redefined the Jesuit charism.
‘Dangerous as hell’
March 11, 2026 - Brendan McManus SJ :: Now is the time for people of goodwill to step forward; we need to protest these appalling, unjustified acts of violence and war.
The grasp of grief
February 25, 2026 - Colm Brophy :: The picture I have painted here is a symbol of the world’s uncertainty of its own destination. We are traumatised by immense grief.
Theology in a changing world
January 27, 2026 - Bill Toner :: Modern scientific progress poses serious challenges to theology. Can the once 'queen of the sciences' respond adequately to its challenges?