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Let us cooperate to defeat viruses and climate change

December 9, 2020

Irish Jesuit and renowned expert on HIV and AIDS, Fr Michael Kelly SJ, gave his annual lecture online this year, looking at global problems realistically but with hope

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Unity for the Church in Africa

May 7, 2019

In May's edition of the Pope Video, Pope Francis prays that the Church in Africa may be a seed of unity and a sign of hope for the entire continent

Frontiers of fear

May 1, 2015

Jesuit Missions Office director, John K Guiney SJ, recalls a recent meeting of Social Delegates in Nador, Morocco, which reflected on Jesuit work with migrants in the fraught borderlands between...

Mary’s story

August 29, 2014

Before Richard O’Dwyer SJ melts back into Africa, he gives us a taste of his life there: “As I write, I am about to head back to South Sudan on...

The spiritual impact of abuse

August 5, 2026 - Child Safeguarding Manager for the Jesuits, Saoirse Fox, reflects on the importance of recognising the spiritual impact of abuse within the Church

August Messenger: Do not fear

August 4, 2026 - The August edition of The Messenger highlights inspiring stories of faith in action in communities afflicted by poverty and displacement.