Category: News

01 October 2015

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...

21 September 2015

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...

15 September 2015

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....

11 September 2015

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...

08 September 2015

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...

01 September 2015

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...

25 August 2015

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...
Earthquake relief by Nepal Jesuits

18 August 2015

World Humanitarian Day
People who face danger and adversity in order to help others are recognised every year on United Nations’ World Humanitarian Day, 19th August. For those following the Jesuit path...

11 August 2015

Celebrating Achievement in Gulu, Uganda
The third story in the Irish Jesuit Missions’ series on achievement and the struggle towards success on the continent of Africa, takes us this time to Northern Uganda, to...
human trafficking

04 August 2015

World Day Against Trafficking
The UN World Day against Trafficking in Persons was on July 30th. Its purpose is to raise awareness of the situation of victims of human trafficking and for the...
Rosaleen Kenny

30 July 2015

A Very Special Place to Work
When I started working for the Irish Jesuit Missions (IJM) 12 years ago, I thought I would never be able to remember all the different people and the exotic...
Michael Kelly

30 July 2015

Fr Michael J Kelly SJ and 60 Years in Zambia
August 22nd will be the 60th anniversary of my first arrival in Zambia in 1955. I was young and inexperienced then, but greatly excited at the prospect of sharing...