Social Justice

The Climate Action Plan theologically considered

July 2, 2019

KEVIN HARGADEN :: In spite of the initial positive reception, there are good reasons why enthusiasm for the Government's Climate Action Plan has dampened.

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Legislation not aspiration

June 17, 2019

Dr Ciara Murphy of the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice explains how the just-published Government plan to tackle climate disruption fails us

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Crescent helps combat malaria

May 29, 2019

Crescent College Comprehensive SJ students and staff raised €1,500 to buy Mosquito nets for fellow students in Uganda

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Still hope for Europe

May 29, 2019

JRS Ireland declare their satisfaction that European citizens have repudiated an anti-migrant version of Europe

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Unity for the Church in Africa

May 7, 2019

In May's edition of the Pope Video, Pope Francis prays that the Church in Africa may be a seed of unity and a sign of hope for the entire continent

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JRS launch campaign for EU elections

April 10, 2019

The JRS has launched #ThePowerofVote campaign to urge EU Parliament voters to remember the rights of refugees

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Healthcare workers in war zones

April 10, 2019

In the Pope Video for April, Pope Francis asks for prayers for doctors and their humanitarian collaborators amid ongoing armed conflicts

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The Jesuits in Northern Ireland

April 9, 2019

Brian Mac Cuarta SJ, director of the Society's archives, addressed a conference recently on Jesuit initiatives in community development in Northern Ireland

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Home thoughts from abroad

March 27, 2019

Edmond Grace SJ has taken up a new role in Belgium along with his appointment to the Advisory Group on the National Dialogue on Climate Action in Ireland

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Reflecting on the abuse summit

March 27, 2019

Jesuit theologian welcomes the unmasking of the culture of clericalism and denial at Pope Francis' recent summit on abuse, in Rome

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