justice
Pope Video: Abolition of the death penalty
September 5, 2022
For September 2022, Pope Francis says that "capital punishment offers no justice to victims, but rather encourages revenge".
Read moreIllumination in dark times
April 6, 2022
Catholic Social Thought can provide a clear light in dark times, according to Professor Anna Rowlands in the inaugural annual lecture of the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice.
Read moreThe Taliban within
September 28, 2021
GERRY O'HANLON SJ :: It seems as if the Church, while seeing that something is amiss with respect to the status of women, lacks urgency in addressing it
Read moreStudies: Christian ethics and the future of work
January 13, 2020
The current issue of Studies publishes the proceedings of a workshop on Christian ethical perspectives on the changing face of work
Read moreIntegrity of justice
July 9, 2019
In the Pope Video for July, Francis asks the faithful to pray for those who administer justice, that they may work with integrity and respect human dignity
Read moreThe Church and #metoo
February 2, 2018
KEVIN HARGADEN :: In the last year a remarkable shift has begun in attitudes around sexual abuse that, while very difficult, demand the attention of Christians
Read moreTaking stock of the Paris Agreement
December 7, 2016
One year on from Paris Agreement on climate change, Environmental Justice Officer Catherine Devitt reviews progress to date
Read moreJesuit schools – ‘agents of change’
July 6, 2016
St Declan's Primary School recently joined The Irish Jesuit Mission Office’s Development Education programme, and teacher Jacqueline Barry Duke learnt some valuable lessons in Uganda.
Read moreHow much freedom of speech?
June 22, 2016
The Summer 2016 issue of Studies confronts the hard questions about the rights and limits to freedom of speech raised by the 'Charlie Hebdo' attack on 7 January 2015.
Read moreEaster eggs for refugee families
April 13, 2016
This Easter JRS Ireland provided Easter eggs, arts and craft activities, day trips, and inter-cultural events for refugee families living in Direct Provision.
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