Social Justice

Make housing key election issue

February 2, 2016

The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice is calling on all candidates and voters in the forthcoming General Election to make housing and homelessness key issues in the campaign.

Real but defying belief

February 1, 2016

The film Room, 'a testimony to love and courage' in the face of the horror of sex slavery, has received four Oscar nominations. Its producer is Ed Guiney, the nephew...

1916: Remembering the Rising

January 28, 2016

A number of Jesuit responses to this year's commemoration of the 1916 Rising have emerged in recent days, most notably Seamus Murphy SJ's critical view in the Irish Times.

Belvo Boys sleep-out for homeless

January 23, 2016

Celebrities like Brian O’Driscoll, Bernard Brogan and Conor McGregor supported Belvedere College S.J.'s Annual Sleep-Out & Fast from December 22 – 24, 2015 with more than €190,000 raised.

JRS intercultural calendar 2016

December 21, 2015

The 2016 JRS Ireland Intercultural & Interfaith Calendar is now on sale. It is an important resource for teachers and anyone wishing to celebrate or raise awareness of diversity in...

Assessing the Paris Agreement

December 21, 2015

The Paris Agreement has been hailed as a huge step forward in caring for the earth. Catherine Devitt, environmental justice officer with the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice, casts...

The big sleep-out

December 21, 2015

Belvedere students are gearing up for their annual Sleep-Out and Fast to raise money to tackle homelessness. They'll be on Dublin's city centre streets from Tuesday 22 Dec until Christmas...

New Child Safeguarding Manager

December 21, 2015

Saoirse Fox has been appointed Child Safeguarding Manager and Designated Liaison Person with the Jesuits in Ireland.

Looking back, looking forward

video December 21, 2015

The homelessness crisis here and the migrant crisis in Europe – two of the issues Tom Layden SJ, Irish Jesuit Provincial, addresses in a review of the year with Pat...

‘Make Ireland safe haven for migrants’ says JRS

December 7, 2015

JRS Ireland has called on the Irish Government to intensify efforts to bring 4,000 persons in need of protection to Ireland and make the country a safe haven for migrants.

Sculpting a Saint

June 23, 2026 - RNN archive July: Dony MacManus reflects on creating his bronze statue of St. Oliver Plunkett and the inspiration behind it.

The Role of the Body in Christian Spirituality

June 17, 2026 - A number of Jesuits presented at a major international symposium in Dublin organised by SpIRE and the Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality.

Sacred Heart Novena touched human hearts

June 16, 2026 - This year's novena to the Sacred Heart in Gardiner St Church and The Messenger magazine drew people close to the heart of Jesus in various ways.

Vacancy for Pastoral Ministry Co-Ordinator

June 16, 2026 - The Belfast Jesuit Centre is seeking to recruit a Pastoral Ministry Co-Ordinator for a 9-month Fixed-Term Contract role, based within the Jesuit Centre.