Pope Francis
The scandal of child soldiers
December 2, 2016
This December we await the coming of the Prince of Peace, yet wars rage around the world. Pope Francis asks us to pray that the scourge of child-soldiers may be...
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Céad míle fáilte for Pope Francis
November 28, 2016
When Pope Francis visits Ireland it won't be the first time he has set foot on Irish soil
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New Justice Education Co-ordinator
November 23, 2016
Krizan Vekic has taken up the position of Justice Education Co-odinator for the Irish Jesuit Education Desk
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What happened at Lund?
November 11, 2016
BRIAN O'LEARY SJ :: The warmth and sense of community during Pope Francis's visit to Lund, Sweden, helped to put paid to the myth that the Jesuits were founded to...
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Trump – from dismay to discernment
November 9, 2016
Theologian Gerry O'Hanlon SJ was at first dismayed at the election of Donald Trump. His second response was to discern what it might really mean.
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‘Be a prophet and wake people up’
October 26, 2016
Brian O'Leary SJ's latest book, on religious life, explores values that are relevant for lay people and not just religious
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‘Be ecclesial, not clerical,’ Pope tell Jesuits at GC36
October 24, 2016
Pope Francis set a precedent when he chose to meet with Jesuit delegates at GC36 in their own curia, instead of having them go to meet him
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The quality of mercy
October 21, 2016
DERMOT ROANTREE :: Pope Francis's efforts to bring a neglected theme – in this case mercy – to bear on the life of the Church is fully in keeping with...
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Is environmental destruction a sin?
September 5, 2016
The Irish Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice marked the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation by raising public awareness of environmental issues.
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Magis2016 in full swing
July 19, 2016
Young people from Ireland are working with children with special needs; on pilgrimage; or learning about Christian-Jewish relations; all at Magis2016.
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‘Community, punishment, forgiveness’
May 18, 2026 - The importance of 'not knowing' was a key theme of prison chaplain Pieter De Witte's lecture at the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice.
Swift return to St. Ignatius Church
May 18, 2026 - There has been much collaboration to ensure the safe return of an endangered bird species to St Ignatius' Church, Galway.
Mary’s ‘yes’
May 18, 2026 - May is the month of Mary. And Fr Gerard Condon reflects on her 'yes' to God at the annunciation in an article from the Messenger magazine.
Eco-spirituality, sustainability, hospitality
May 15, 2026 - European Jesuit Eco-Delegates met in Portugal to help foster ecological conversion among Jesuits, and their colleagues and friends.
Latest Podcasts
Restoring women to a recovered diaconate
April 2, 2026
The privilege of life-changing work
March 13, 2026
Our Mother Too: Mary Embraces the World
March 4, 2026
The challenge of co-creating
February 13, 2026
Latest Videos
Pray with the Pope: For priests in crisis
April 13, 2026
Pray with the Pope: For disarmament and peace
March 13, 2026
Pope Video: For children with incurable diseases
February 6, 2026
Pope video: For prayer with the word of God
January 9, 2026
Latest Books
‘Dreaming A New Dream’
March 19, 2025
‘I am infinitely loved’ – Messenger booklet
August 21, 2023
Messenger autumn catalogue
August 8, 2023
‘Brothers in Arms’ – Ignatian Camino book
July 3, 2023