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An extraordinary new saint
April 11, 2014
On 3 April, Pope Francis canonised the Jesuit Joseph de Anchieta, a remarkable figure by any standard. His sainthood rests less on his extraordinary achievements than on the sort of...
Read moreA Jesuit speaks of war and peace
April 11, 2014
James Murphy, the Irish Jesuit who teaches philosophy in Loyola University, Chicago, USA, has published an important study, especially for scholars and students in ethics, war and peace, and international...
Read moreFourteen years of failure
April 11, 2014
Direct Provision for asylum seekers in Ireland is14 years old this month. It was originally envisaged that this system would accommodate people for no longer than six months, but there...
Read moreJesuit martyr for peace
April 11, 2014
Dutch Jesuit, Fr Frans van der Lugt, who was renowned for his work on behalf of the citizens in the beseiged Syrian city of Homs, was shot dead earlier this...
Read moreFreedom of city for Peter McVerry
March 27, 2014
Last Saturday in Dublin's Mansion House, when Peter McVerry SJ was given the freedom of the city, he saved the ceremony from becoming too solemn for himself and fellow-freeman Brian...
Read moreGalway launch by President
March 27, 2014
President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina were guests of honour at the official opening of the newly refurbished buildings in Coláiste Iognáid Galway on Friday 21 March. Provincial...
Read moreJesuits Contribute to Debate on Economic Justice
March 27, 2014
In the new Working Notes, Brendan McPartlin discusses the 1913 lock-out and sees the old pre-1913 deal returning in post-modern dress. Gerry O’Hanlon offers hope: there is an alternative to...
Read moreBishop Fan: 20 years carrying corpses
March 27, 2014
Jesuit Bishop Joseph Fan Zhongliang has died at the age of 96 after a brief illness. He had been appointed as bishop of the underground Catholic church in Shanghai in...
Read moreOne year on
March 14, 2014
James Kelly SJ knows Pope Francis personally, having worked on his staff as a professor of Scripture in Buenos Aires. He reflects on Pope Francis' impact: "I am very agreeably...
Read moreA new-found freedom
March 14, 2014
"It has been a good year as a parish priest. People are more joyful about the church. They feel their remarried and gay children are not being rejected. They feel...
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