Learning the Meaning of Humanity

Fr Fernando Azpiroz SJ working the land together with friends in south Yunnan Province, China. (March 2018)  Irish Jesuits have been present in China for more than 90 years....

A Legacy of Hope in South Sudan

Dedicated to the life of Fr Victor-Luke Odhiambo SJ, RIP, 1956 – 2018 South Sudan is a beautiful country; intense, scarred and complex. I spent a month there in...

Teach a Woman to Farm, and Feed a Village for a Lifetime

Female farmers in Kasungu learn techniques such as manure making, afforestation, soil cover, and maize variety selection through JCED’s Farmers Field Schools. Jesuit Adrian Makasa’s work with the Jesuit...

Fr Victor-Luke Odhiambo SJ RIP

“Fr Victor-Luke worked with all his energy and gave his sweat and blood for the promotion of good education in South Sudan. This effort reached its climax at Mazollari...

Love at the Heart of Mission

Our annual memorial Mass to celebrate the lives and work of deceased Irish Jesuit missionaries and volunteers took place at the Gonzaga College Chapel on Sunday 4 November 2018....

Zambia Honours Irish Jesuit for AIDS Work

Irish Jesuit, Fr Michael Kelly SJ, was conferred with The Order of Distinguished Service by Zambian President Edgar Lungu, in State House, Lusaka on 24th October. The honour was...

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...