Social Justice

Five years for arson attack on Jesuit headquarters

May 2, 2008

Noah Bunn was sentenced on Friday 2 May to five years imprisonment for his arson attack on the former Jesuit headquarters in Eglinton Road, Dublin. He has been in custody...

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Promoting JUST cause

May 2, 2008

The Jesuit University Services Training (JUST) project, based in Ballymun, Dublin, which has seen more than 50 people avail of its services this year, will be spending the summer break...

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Preaching a radical Jesus

April 29, 2008

Speaking at the launch of his new book, Jesus: Social Revolutionary?, Peter McVerry SJ commented: “For me, the life and work of Jesus should mean that a huge commitment to...

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Zambian school project gets grant boost

April 29, 2008

On 25 April, the Irish Missionary Resource Service approved the grant application of Jesuit Missions for €43,000 to finish building a primary school in a Jesuit parish in the Matero...

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Irish contribution to AIDS report

April 29, 2008

The African Jesuit AIDS Network (AJAN) has published its first report about Jesuit initiatives to fight the AIDS across the continent and includes a contribution from Michael J. Kelly SJ....

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Fundraiser for Zambia project

April 24, 2008

Raquel Martins who is a member of the Jesuit Volunteer Community (JVC) in Ballymun, is having a fund-raiser on the 30th of April at 7pm. To raise funds for this...

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Broadening student horizons

April 22, 2008

Six University College Dublin (UCD) students have just finished a two month work experience in several projects within the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice (JCFJ). The projects included developing...

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Peter McVerry book launch

April 22, 2008

Bishop Willie Walsh and journalist Vincent Browne will launch Peter McVerry SJ’s latest book Jesus: Social Revolutionary? The launch will take place next Tuesday April 29, hosted by the Jesuit...

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Peace building in Kenya

April 21, 2008

The Jesuit Mission Office in Dublin has successfully secured funds from the Irish Missionary Resource Service (IMRS) to sponsor a project promoting peace and reconciliation among the people of Kenya....

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Supporting immigrants in Drumcree

April 14, 2008

Portadown’s Drumcree Community Trust, chaired by Michael Bingham SJ, has employed two part-time, bi-lingual support workers to work with the children of immigrant families in the area. The two, one...

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