Irish Prison Service
Reduce prison numbers, end punitive regime
November 24, 2020
The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice has been responding to a European report critical of the handling of mentally ill prisoners in Irish prisons
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McVerry calls for protection of prisoners and staff
April 2, 2020
Peter McVerry and the JCFJ have called for the release of a further 800 prisoners in the light of the Covid-19 crisis
Read morePope Francis and prisoner amnesty
August 21, 2018
Eoin Carroll of JCFJ sees the visit of Pope Francis to Ireland as an opportunity to give amnesty to prisoners while referring to action taken at the last papal visit...
Read moreJesuit centre says ‘chronic problems in prisons’
June 25, 2018
The Jesuit Centre for faith and justice responds to the launch of the Irish Prison Service’s Annual Report
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Jesuits in Ireland & Techo International
January 31, 2023 - Volunteer Cathal Lacey describes the living conditions of Chile's shanty towns and how the NGO Techo International helps empower communities.
Prisoner’s death preventable
January 31, 2023 - The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice have raised concerns about the death of a man following his attempted suicide in Cork Prison.
“Your clothes are stained with our blood”
January 24, 2023 - Dr Kevin Hargaden of the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice was shocked by what he learnt at a conference in Bangladesh, exploring the idea of a 'just wage' there.
Biography of a Jesuit-educated judge
January 23, 2023 - 'Judge John O'Hagan, 1825-1890', on the life of a respected patriot, poet, scholar and lawyer, is among the most recent Messenger books.
Latest Podcasts
“Your clothes are stained with our blood”
January 24, 2023
Fifty-eight most powerful words
January 20, 2023
Pope Benedict and the abuse scandals
January 19, 2023
Benedict XVI’s theological legacy
January 10, 2023
Latest Videos
Pope Video: For educators
January 11, 2023
Pope Video: For volunteer organisations
December 5, 2022
Jesuit vocations film – ‘Walking with Jesus Christ’
December 5, 2022
Pope Video: For children who suffer
November 4, 2022
Latest Books
Biography of a Jesuit-educated judge
January 23, 2023
‘The Mindful Our Father’ – New Messenger book
January 3, 2023
Disciples of courage
December 2, 2022
Maynooth College: Essays on dying and death
November 17, 2022
