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Child protection procedures audited
September 16, 2015
The National Board for Child Protection in the Catholic Church, headed by Teresa Devlin, was invited by the Jesuits to audit their child protection procedures. They have just published their...
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Jesuit response to refugee crisis
September 14, 2015
Across Europe and in Ireland the Jesuit Refugee Service is working, through advocacy, accompaniment and humanitarian aid, to address the current refugee crisis.
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Peter McVerry Trust calls for tax breaks for landlords in return for rent freezes for tenants
August 19, 2015
Introduction of new measures could help reduce pressure in the private residential rental sector and help address the current homelessness crisis.
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Jesuits cross the sectarian divide
July 30, 2015
Four Jesuits experienced some of the fruits of peace-work in Belfast over the years. They did cross-community pastoral work in two parishes, leading Ignatian missions, guided prayer and spiritual direction...
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‘A quiet ministry of presence’
July 30, 2015
'A quiet ministry of presence' is how British Jesuit Philip Endean describes his week working with in Ballymun, Dublin. He's part of a five-man interprovincial team including fellow British Jesuits...
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Peter McVerry Trust welcomes funding for new social housing
July 24, 2015
New units will provide housing for people currently dependent on homeless accommodation in four local authority areas.
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Pass the bill, urges JRS
June 30, 2015
JRS Ireland has called on the Irish Government to honour the promise of fundamental reform of the asylum seeking process.
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Still Living in Limbo
June 24, 2015
As hundreds of asylum seekers granted status remain living in limbo this World Refugee Day, JRS calls for funding and support to help them transition to life outside Direct Provision.
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Working together in building our common home
June 19, 2015
In his latest Encyclical letter Pope Francis invites people to an ecological conversion by taking responsibility for caring for nature and our planet.
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Rooftop farming at Belvedere College
June 17, 2015
Belvedere College has created an innovative 'Urban Farm' which utilises a small rooftop space to create a wide range of growing projects.
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‘The Soul Also Keeps the Score’
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Sharing bread in Bethlehem
July 2, 2026 - Dr Declan Hayes has just recently returned from the West Bank, where he stayed in Jerusalem and Taybeh. He appeals for funds to help those suffering there.
‘The grandeur of humanity’
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Philosophical reflections
June 4, 2026 - Dr Dermot Roantree discusses some of the main themes in the thought of Jürgen Habermas, the German philosopher who died recently.
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Pope Video: For evangelization in the city
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The suffering of inocents in war and beyond
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Discerning voices: desolation and consolation
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Small steps with God’s help
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