Pope Francis
Working together for world peace
February 3, 2021
Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ has welcomed the first International Day of Human Fraternity and says we are all called to respond to global injustice
Read morePope Video: At the service of human fraternity
January 5, 2021
Pope Francis' first intention for 2021 is for people of different religions, cultures, traditions and beliefs to return to the essential: love of neighbour
Read moreOffering hope in dark times
December 21, 2020
Reform in the Catholic Church is the theme of Dr Gerry O'Hanlon SJ's latest article. There are difficulties to be faced but he is still hopeful
Read moreArtificial intelligence at service of humankind
November 10, 2020
In the Pope Video for November, Francis invites us to pray that the progress of robotics and artificial intelligence may always serve humankind
Read moreA view from Rome
October 27, 2020
Pope Francis hit the headlines for endorsing civil unions for same-sex partnerships. Gerry Whelan SJ in Rome gives the background to this and other recent Vatican stories
Read moreThe challenges of ‘Fratelli Tutti’
October 22, 2020
Irish Jesuit theologian Gerry O'Hanlon discusses the significance of Pope Francis' latest encyclical in which the Pope gives his unique take on 'the signs of the times'
Read moreWomen in Church leadership roles
October 13, 2020
In the Pope Video for October, Francis calls for lay women to take on greater leadership roles in the Church
Read more‘Forced like Jesus Christ to flee’
September 24, 2020
The theme which Pope Francis has chosen for this year's World Day of Migrants and Refugees, on Sunday 27 September, is 'Forced like Jesus Christ to flee'
Read moreRespect for the planet’s resources
September 8, 2020
In the Pope Video for September, Francis calls upon us all to take care of the planet’s resources responsibly, and to share them fairly and respectfully
Read moreThe maritime world
August 5, 2020
In the Pope Video for August, Pope Francis focuses on sailors, fishermen and their families, whose lives are afflicted with many difficulties and challenges.
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