Gerry Whelan SJ
A pastoral Pope
May 23, 2022
Is Pope Francis an academic? Gerry Whelan SJ is Director of Fundamental Theology in the Gregorian University in Rome. He has an interesting answer.
Read moreTrinity talk
May 18, 2022
Gerry Whelan SJ, Professor of Theology in Rome, was a recent guest on a popular Trinity College Dublin podcast series, Trinity reConnecteD.
Read moreRevisiting Fratelli Tutti
February 21, 2022
Social friendship and a critique of populism are at the core of 'Fratelli Tutti' according to theologian Gerry Whelan SJ.
Read moreSynodality in the Gregorian
February 9, 2022
Gerry Whelan SJ tells how his university is responding to a call from Cardinal Grech from the Vatican's Office of the Synod.
Read moreHow universities can help save the planet
January 24, 2022
Gerry Whelan SJ, from the Gregorian University and the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland have planned an international conference on the environment.
Read moreUpdate from Rome
January 11, 2022
Gerry Whelan SJ talks about his recent appointment, the work of the Gregorian University, and what Francis really said about parenting and pets.
Read moreA view from Rome
October 27, 2020
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
Read moreThe Lonergan method in Hong Kong
July 8, 2020
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.
Read moreReflecting on integral ecology in Laudato Si’
July 8, 2020
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
Read moreWhen in Rome…
March 20, 2020
What's it like being on lockdown in Rome and coping with the threat of Covid 19? Gerry Whelan SJ explains
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