Pope Francis hit the headlines for endorsing civil unions for same-sex partnerships. Gerry Whelan SJ in Rome gives the background to this and other recent Vatican stories

Theologian Gerry Whelan SJ is working with Jesuits and their co-workers in Hong Kong where the Chinese government has been clamping down on pro-democracy protestors.

JCFJ's latest Working Notes is dedicated to integral ecology, the complex relationships and systems that bind humankind to all aspects of God's creation

What's it like being on lockdown in Rome and coping with the threat of Covid 19? Gerry Whelan SJ explains

Feminism, synodality and International Women's Day were topics of discussion in Gerry Whelan SJ's recent meeting with Pope Francis

Gerry Whelan SJ gives his take from Rome on the 'celibacy rule' controversy concerning Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict

Brian Mac Cuarta SJ and Gerry Whelan SJ took part in a recent retreat to improve the quality of their lives as Jesuits working in Rome

Gerry Whelan SJ, theologian in the Gregorian University in Rome, assesses Mary McAleese's criticism of Pope Francis

On the 5th anniversary of Pope Francis' election, Irish Jesuit theologian Gerry Whelan SJ in Rome, offers his highlights and lowlights of the papacy

Gerry Whelan SJ, professor of fundamental theology at the Greg in Rome, talks about writing his new book on Pope Francis