Social Justice
Asylum seekers enjoy JRS summer activities
September 26, 2022
Over 500 forcibly displaced young people and adults benefited from all of Jesuit Refugee Service Ireland's Summer Programme activities.
Read moreContributing to a critical conversation
September 20, 2022
Former President Mary McAleese and journalist Pat Leahy launched Jonathan Tiernan's new book, on the politics of primary education.
Read more108th World Day of Migrants and Refugees
September 19, 2022
Pope Francis, in a special video message, asks: "How can we make migrants and refugees more involved in our communities?"
Read moreJCFJ ‘alarmed’ at Minister’s comments
September 13, 2022
The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice says the government's prison service agenda is detrimental to prisoners' welfare.
Read morePope promoting women
September 13, 2022
Gerry Whelan SJ explains how Pope Francis is promoting women to top-level posts in the Vatican.
Read morePope 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 moreTackling the scourge of homelessness
August 30, 2022
As homeless figures soar the Peter McVerry Trust calls for three-fold action from government.
Read morePreparing for the Pope in South Sudan
August 9, 2022
Cardinal Pietro Parolin conveyed the greeting and blessing of Pope Francis during Mass in Juba, South Sudan, attended by JRS Director Noelle Fitzpatrick.
Read moreTackling energy poverty
August 9, 2022
The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice were one of twenty organisations that submitted recommendations for a new Energy Poverty Strategy to the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications
Read morePope Video: For the elderly
July 14, 2022
The Pope invites people to pray that the experience and wisdom of the elderly may help young people to look towards the future with hope.
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