Syria: cold numbers and real people
Syria’s population grows daily as 63 babies are born every hour, 10 people die and 29 leave their country. At the time of writing on 24th March 2015, it...
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Pope Francis, a Man of Surprises
Pope Francis surprises once again with the announcement of an Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy that will involve the Catholic Church across the world. No one is to be...
“We are to be islands of mercy.â€Â
The Irish Jesuit Mission (IJM) office celebrated its new location with a house blessing and gathering of friends and colleagues on the 2nd March.
Irish Men behind the Missions: Fr. James Hurley SJ
Fifty years in Hong Kong: an Irish Jesuit’s tale. Fr. James Hurley SJ reached the grand old age of 90 this month! Jimmy, as he is affectionately called, has...
Relief and joy as Fr Prem SJ is released from Afghanistan.
Fr Prem Kumar SJ (Left) “I prayed a lot every day and I knew you’d make all the efforts to get me released”. Nearly nine months after he was...
Meet Mary Apet: farmer, mother and women’s leader in Akol Jal
. Mary Apet has lived close to the land all her life. She and her family have depended heavily on farming to feed themselves ever since she can remember....
If you think education is expensive, try ignorance
Teachers participate in a Jesuit Refugee Service training programme in Maban, South Sudan. (Deogratias Rwezaura SJ/JRS Eastern Africa) “If a teacher is paid nearly four times less than military...
Irish Jesuit Mission Office hosts its first Development Education Conference
Development Education is sometimes a challenging concept to unpack. However, this didn’t stop 25 representatives from Jesuit schools and works coming together to address the concept.
Irish Men behind the Missions: Joe Keaney
Continuing our series on Irish Men behind the Missions, Fr Joe Keaney looks back over his life in Zambia and the happy life he has lived amongst the people...
Three Jesuit deacons ordained by Archbishop Diarmuid Martin
Three Jesuit deacons, Jae-wook Lee and Hjun-june Lee from South Korea, along with Shane Daly from Co. Kildare were ordained by Archbishop Diarmuid Martin in Milltown Park, Dublin on 4th January 2015.
Pope Francis:end conflict throughout the world
Pope Francis used his annual Christmas message to call for an end to conflicts throughout the world, mentioning particularly Christians in the Middle East suffering a “brutal persecution” and...
Christmas Blessings in a changing world
““Everthing’s a changing” our village storyteller would often announce and so right he was. Life is about changing and to live is to change often.