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Irish Men behind the Missions

Every year on a Sunday afternoon in November, the chapel at Milltown Park in Dublin glows in candlelight and resonates with the sound of music and singing. Families, friends...

A statement of the Jesuit Major Superiors of Europe

                        CEP General Assembly – A statement of the Jesuit Major Superiors of Europe October 19th, 2015  Since...

Annual Memorial Mass, 8th Nov 2015

  The Annual Memorial Mass for deceased Jesuit missionaries and volunteers will take place on Sunday 8th of November at 3pm in Milltown Park Chapel.  Our homilist for the...

Mission Month: Dare to dream of a better future

  Fr Ashley Evans SJ leads the Xavier Jesuit School project in Sisophon, Cambodia. The Jesuits have opted to establish the school in this location to make the most...

October is Mission Month

  Humanitarian Response To love our neighbour as ourselves is the theme for Mission Month 2015. This mission is being lived out daily by the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS)...

The Refugee Crisis: An Educational Response

Photo by kind permission of Kristóf Hölvényi, photo journalist, at the Hungarian-Serbian border Modern culture exposes us to a phenomenal amount of imagery. From advertising to info-graphics, a steady stream...

World Peace Day 21st September

In South Sudan’s Upper Nile state, a student is more likely to find soldiers occupying their school than teachers preparing lessons. Sixty-three percent of schools are occupied by armed...

Happy 102nd birthday to Fr Joe Mallin SJ!

Our congratulations to Fr Joseph Mallin SJ who celebrates his 102nd birthday in Hong Kong this week! He has seen many changes during his years of service in China....

Journeying into Europe: how to help refugees

Thousands of migrants are reaching our European shores at this present time. The Jesuits through the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) are responding to this crisis with a project in...

UN International Literacy Day 8th September at Kasungu, Malawi

What better way to mark United Nations International Literacy Day than by opening a brand new secondary school for children living in poverty. This week the Loyola Jesuit Secondary...

Abay Mado Catholic Academy, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

On the shores of Lake Tana in Ethiopia is a block of land undergoing a transformation. It lies on the outskirts of the city of Bahir Dar. Families living...

Irish Men Behind the Missions: Fr Michael J Kelly SJ

Fr Michael J Kelly SJ continues our series of Jesuit stories in “Irish Men behind the Missions”. This year marks a special one for him: August 22nd was the...