Alan McGuckian SJ
‘Prayer and fasting for Ukraine’ – Pope
February 28, 2022
Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ and the Irish Bishops' Conference join with Pope Francis in speaking out on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Vocation Story – Fr Alan McGuckian SJ
April 6, 2021
Fr Alan McGuckian SJ, Bishop of Raphoe, explores his vocation from its somewhat reluctant beginning.
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The Breviary i nGaelige on Universalis
May 12, 2020
The prayer of the Church is now available in Irish on the popular prayer app and website Universalis.
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New challenges, new solutions
March 21, 2020
Irish Jesuit Bishop of Raphoe, Alan McGuckian, responds to Covid-19 crisis by having his daily Mass livestreamed on RTÉ
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Twenty years a-thriving
June 11, 2019
The Irish Jesuit Sacred Space online prayer website is one of the top most-visited prayer websites in the world, a new analytics survey reveals
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Brexit, backstop and integrity
October 16, 2018
Jesuit Bishop argues that the 'backstop' proposal is essential in any post-Brexit scenario
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Awaiting grace
August 4, 2017
Alan McGuckian SJ reflects on his ordination this Sunday when he becomes the first Irish Jesuit bishop in and for Ireland
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Interview with an Irish Jesuit bishop
June 14, 2017
Alan McGuckian SJ has been appointed as Bishop of Raphoe. Pat Coyle of Irish Jesuit Communications interviewed him last year in Belfast about his Jesuit life
Read moreIrish Jesuit new Bishop of Raphoe
June 9, 2017
Fr Alan McGuckian SJ has been named as the new Bishop of Raphoe by Pope Francis. Fellow Bishops have expressed warm congratulations
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Ignatian retreat changed MP’s life
October 4, 2016
Former MP Sarah Tether, now Director of the Jesuit Refugee Service UK, was the keynote speaker at the annual Faith and Life convention in Belfast.
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McVerry Trust broadly welcomes budget
September 27, 2022 - The Peter McVerry Trust has given a broad welcome to Budget 2023. It identified key areas which will impact positively on the people it works with.
Back to the plough
September 27, 2022 - Jesuits were back at the Ploughing Championships for the first time since the pandemic, offering a blessing with the cross of Fr John Sullivan SJ.
Studies: Changing Catholic culture
September 27, 2022 - The autumn Studies reflects on the seismic shift in Irish Catholicism over recent decades, in the light of Derek Scally’s The Best Catholics in the World.
Asylum seekers enjoy JRS summer activities
September 26, 2022 - Over 500 forcibly displaced young people and adults benefited from all of Jesuit Refugee Service Ireland's Summer Programme activities.
Latest Podcasts
‘The bomb of poverty’
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Pope promoting women
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Death of a great Jesuit and historian
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Moving visit to Knock
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Latest Videos
108th World Day of Migrants and Refugees
September 19, 2022
Pope Video: Abolition of the death penalty
September 5, 2022
Pope Video: Praying for small businesses
August 23, 2022
The shared Jesuit mission
July 18, 2022
Latest Books
Reflections from the Holy Land
September 26, 2022
Prayers for the school year
September 26, 2022
Autumn 2022 Catalogue: Messenger Publications
August 22, 2022
History of the Church of Ireland
August 15, 2022
