Category: News

Educating men and women for others

Take a tour to each education project the Irish Jesuit Missions is linked with. Click through on the map and read about them, look up their websites, view their...

International Women’s Day 2017: Safe Havens for women

Photo: Jesuit Refugee Service International Pope Francis reaffirms the church’s stance against all forms of abuse against women in the encyclical Amoris Laetitia: “we must…see in the women’s movement...

Endings and beginnings in the Far East

John Guiney SJ from the Irish Jesuit Missions office visited fellow Jesuits and Jesuit works in the Far East this month – China and South East Asia. Over 125...

World Radio Day: Radio Chikuni Journalists get on their bikes in Zambia

Bridging the information gap In Monze, Zambia, the vision of Chikuni Community Radio Station is to enable the community of Chikuni to be fully developed in all aspects of human...

Michael J Kelly SJ and the Man with the Welcoming Smile

Father Tom McGivern, S.J.Memorial Mass, St. Ignatius28th January 2017 Fr Michael J Kelly SJ and a large number of priests concelebrated a Memorial Mass in Lusaka, Zambia for their...

Irish Men behind the Missions: Fr Tom McGivern SJ RIP

Fr Tom McGivern SJ passed on to his final reward on the 14th January 2017 in his 90th year. Encouraged by his friends and family, he had completed his...

Homily for Fr Tom McGivern SJ by Joe Hayes SJ

When I think of you Tom the image that comes to my mind is that of the reluctant hero, reluctant because you are the last to realize that in...

Companions in a Mission of Reconciliation and Justice

General Congregation 36, Fr Arturo Sosa SJ and delegates The delegates of the Jesuit General Congregation 36, held in Rome would like to share with you the fruits of...

Witnesses of Friendship and Reconciliation

Fr Frans Van der Lugt SJ, a Dutch Jesuit who was killed in Homs, Syria in April 2014 Far from the media’s spotlight, the Jesuits and their courageous co-workers...

Christmas is a special time for children

Christmas is a special time for children. They teach us wonder and joy as they open their Christmas gifts. Every year we are nourished by that same wonder and...

Education in Uganda

Sr. Dr. Alice Jurugo Drajea Currently I serve the Catholic Diocese of Arua. It is in the West Nile Region in North Western Uganda as Deputy Education Secretary. My...

Safe places for children

Child protection is a term that I have come to get used to and understand fully only in my adulthood. To understand why, you would need a little exposure...