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‘Snobbery and the housing crisis’
October 16, 2018
Eoin Carroll of the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice argues for "a public housing building boom"
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Brexit, backstop and integrity
October 16, 2018
Jesuit Bishop argues that the 'backstop' proposal is essential in any post-Brexit scenario
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President Higgins reflects on Saint Óscar Romero
October 15, 2018
Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland, on his experience in El Salvador and on the ongoing importance of the message of St. Oscar Romero
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The greatness of Oscar Romero
October 10, 2018
On 14 October, Pope Francis will canonise Blessed Oscar Romero, the Salvadoran archbishop who was martyred on 24 March 1980
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Into the Zambian groove
October 9, 2018
Irish Jesuit Provincial Leonard Moloney SJ is finding great energy in the Jesuit missions of Zambia and Malawi
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Limerick leading the way
October 4, 2018
Eugene Quinn of the Jesuit Refugee Service, is author of a integration plan for Limerick city, launched by President Michael D Higgins
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JCFJ urges support for housing rally
October 2, 2018
The ‘Raise the Roof’ event took place outside Leinster House, Wednesday 3 October 2018.
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Giving refugees an ordinary life
September 27, 2018
Michael Smith SJ spoke with Pat Coyle about his work as JRS representative for 184,000 students from around the world
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“Hans, are we the baddies?”
September 12, 2018
KEVIN HARGADEN :: There are nearly 10,000 people homeless in Ireland but a vast amount of property left idle. When activists try to do something, the only official response is...
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JRS Report: “Unprecedented displacement” in 2017
September 12, 2018
In 2017 the Jesuit Refugee Service served more than 630,000 people throughout the 52 countries in which they operate, according to their 2017 Annual Report
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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?