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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...

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A 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...

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Fourteen 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...

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Jesuit 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...

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Freedom 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...

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Galway 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...

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Jesuits 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...

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Bishop 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...

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One 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...

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A 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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