Peter McVerry SJ
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.
Read morePeter 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.
Read moreHousing is a ‘sacred right’
June 3, 2015
'Homelessness is worse now than at any time in recent memory' says Peter McVerry SJ in the latest issue of Working Notes, the journal of the Jesuit Centre for Faith...
Read moreEthics in a Catholic schools context
February 11, 2015
Peter McVerry SJ and Pat Coyle, director of Irish Jesuit communications, spoke to Transition Year students as part of Catholic Schools Week, Peter addressing homelessness and Pat raising ethical issues...
Read morePeter McVerry SJ
January 15, 2014
Fr. Peter McVerry SJ grew up in Newry, Co. Down and was educated at the Christian Brothers in Newry and at the Jesuit school at Clongowes Wood College. In 1962,...
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Gaza Needs our Voices
February 13, 2025 - " Ireland must pass the Occupied Territories Bill", says Joe Munnelly of Irish Jesuits International responding to President Trump's plan for Gaza.
Naming of deceased Jesuits regarding child sexual abuse complaints
February 12, 2025 - The Jesuit Order has publicly named fifteen deceased Jesuits who were the subject of child sexual abuse complaints.
Working Notes: Solidarity an Antidote for Our Times
February 10, 2025 - The latest issue of 'Working Notes', the journal published by the JCFJ, examines how solidarity can be an antidote for our times.
Saint Brigid: Woman for Today
January 29, 2025 - Eileen Good speaks with Brenda Kindregan of 'Cairde Bride' on the importance of cultivating the customs of Saint Brigid today
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The homeless are not forgotten
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Hope and fear in Syria
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‘I am infinitely loved’ – Messenger booklet
August 21, 2023
Messenger autumn catalogue
August 8, 2023
‘Brothers in Arms’ – Ignatian Camino book
July 3, 2023
Messenger book: ‘Shaping the Assembly’
June 13, 2023