Category: News

Harold Naylor SJ: A “wonderful life” in Hong Kong

Fr Harold Naylor SJ died peacefully in Hong Kong on 4 October, 2018 at the age of 87. He is the third Irish Jesuit missionary to have passed away...

Death of a renowned Jesuit botanist

The funeral Mass of Fr John J. Moore SJ took place on Monday 24 September in Kasisi Parish, Lusaka. Fr Moore, who was 91 years old, died on 20...

Our 2017 Annual Report has just been published

Our 2017 Annual Report has just been published, and we are pleased to be able to share it with you. The report outlines our work for the year, in...

Finding my Ignatian Family Through the Xavier Youth Project

Jian Ming Sun, his wife Jing and their daughters.  Jian Ming Sun, his wife and children are a family unit, but they are also part of the global Ignatian...

A Kite From a Plastic Bag and Two Sticks

Students participate in a science class assisted by Irish teacher Aoife Jenkins The simplicity and warmth of rural Cambodian life moves Aoife Jenkins, who would like to see an...

Families in Exile in Zimbabwe

Daniel Tshimanga and Sr Perpetua Gomba  Tongogara Camp was established soon after Zimbabwe’s independence in 1981, providing refuge to those fleeing the war in neighbouring Mozambique. It closed after...

It Takes the World to Raise Some Children

Fr. Tony O’Riordan with Children of Maban, South Sudan. Photo: Paul Jeffrey Little baby Pia was born on a dark night into one of the poorest communities in the...

Feast of St Ignatius of Loyola

A message from Fr Endashaw Debrework SJ, Regional Director of JRS Eastern Africa, on the Feast of St Ignatius.  Today [31st July] is St.Ignatius Feast Day, the day we...

Statement from the Irish Jesuit Missions on the Violence in Maban, South Sudan

Photo: Paul Jeffrey. 2018 On Monday [23 July 2018] there was vicious spate of violence and destruction of property in a series of targeted attacks on humanitarian assets and...

Caught Between Conflicts: Refugees Living In The World’s Youngest Country

Between fighting in Sudan and civil war in South Sudan, violence has become a sad fact of life for hundreds of thousands of refugees in Maban county. A humanitarian...

China’s Irish Connections

Fr Stephen Chow SJ and Amanda Bermingham Stephen Chow The new Provincial of the Chinese region, Stephen Chow SJ has strong links to Ireland and is in his own...

Irish Jesuit in South Sudan

Tony O’Riordan SJ has been appointed as leader of the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) team in Maban, South Sudan. In an effort to share his experiences working with refugees...