Category: News

October is Mission Month

  Humanitarian Response To love our neighbour as ourselves is the theme for Mission Month 2015. This mission is being lived out daily by the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS)...

The Refugee Crisis: An Educational Response

Photo by kind permission of Kristóf Hölvényi, photo journalist, at the Hungarian-Serbian border Modern culture exposes us to a phenomenal amount of imagery. From advertising to info-graphics, a steady stream...

World Peace Day 21st September

In South Sudan’s Upper Nile state, a student is more likely to find soldiers occupying their school than teachers preparing lessons. Sixty-three percent of schools are occupied by armed...

Happy 102nd birthday to Fr Joe Mallin SJ!

Our congratulations to Fr Joseph Mallin SJ who celebrates his 102nd birthday in Hong Kong this week! He has seen many changes during his years of service in China....

Journeying into Europe: how to help refugees

Thousands of migrants are reaching our European shores at this present time. The Jesuits through the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) are responding to this crisis with a project in...

UN International Literacy Day 8th September at Kasungu, Malawi

What better way to mark United Nations International Literacy Day than by opening a brand new secondary school for children living in poverty. This week the Loyola Jesuit Secondary...

Abay Mado Catholic Academy, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

On the shores of Lake Tana in Ethiopia is a block of land undergoing a transformation. It lies on the outskirts of the city of Bahir Dar. Families living...

Irish Men Behind the Missions: Fr Michael J Kelly SJ

Fr Michael J Kelly SJ continues our series of Jesuit stories in “Irish Men behind the Missions”. This year marks a special one for him: August 22nd was the...
Earthquake relief by Nepal Jesuits

World Humanitarian Day

People who face danger and adversity in order to help others are recognised every year on United Nations’ World Humanitarian Day, 19th August. For those following the Jesuit path...

Celebrating Achievement in Gulu, Uganda

The third story in the Irish Jesuit Missions’ series on achievement and the struggle towards success on the continent of Africa, takes us this time to Northern Uganda, to...
human trafficking

World Day Against Trafficking

The UN World Day against Trafficking in Persons was on July 30th. Its purpose is to raise awareness of the situation of victims of human trafficking and for the...
Rosaleen Kenny

A Very Special Place to Work

When I started working for the Irish Jesuit Missions (IJM) 12 years ago, I thought I would never be able to remember all the different people and the exotic...