Religious Life

videos

Pope Video: For religious sisters and consecrated women

February 7, 2022

Pope Francis expresses his gratitude for the mission and courage of religious sisters and consecrated women throughout the world

News

History of the Irish nun

April 17, 2019

Professor Deirdre Raftery delivered a lecture on “Unveiling the History of the Irish Nun: Opportunities for Research and Innovation” at the Loyola Institute

News

Religious Imagination and Public Life

February 27, 2018

Edmond Grace SJ argued in a recent lecture that the exclusion of religious discourse from public life gives free rein to fundamentalism and crass populism.

podcasts

‘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

Bishops raise “serious concerns” over Act

May 6, 2026 - Bishop Alan McGukian SJ raises "serious concerns" over Ireland’s new International Protection Act 2026

Pray with the Pope: That everyone have food

May 5, 2026 - The Pope Video: "That everyone might have food." A moral call to action on hunger in a world of abundance.

“One of the most dangerous places”

May 5, 2026 - Ravaged by conflict, poverty, and danger. Irish Jesuits International unites efforts for change at the Forum for Irish Missionaries in South Sudan event.