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For Good Friday, we at JCFJ are thinking about how the path past the cross of Jesus leads us towards those our society wants to forget.
www.jcfj.ie/2026/04/03/t...
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The Capacious House of His Wounds: A Good Friday Reflection towards the Peripheries - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland
In the days leading up to this Good Friday, I was immersed in re-reading one of my favourite books ever. It is a genuinely undiscovered masterpiece called After Crucifixion by the American theologian,...
https://www.jcfj.ie/2026/04/03/the-capacious-house-of-his-wounds-a-good-friday-reflection-towards-the-peripheries/
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In advance of our Annual Lecture on April 21st, our guest speaker, Pieter De Witte, was talking with the kind people at Spirit FM this morning. đ»Listen below to get a taster of the lectuređ»
www.spiritradio.ie/podcast/piet...
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Irish Cycling Campaign
4 days ago
Irish Cycling Campaign Statement on the Fatal Road Traffic Collision in Dublin City Centre on Wed 01 April 2026
www.irishcyclingcampaign.ie/irish-cyclin...
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Irish Cycling Campaign Statement on the Fatal Road Traffic Collision in Dublin City Centre on Wed 01 April 2026
Irish Cycling Campaign expresses our sincere condolences on the death of a cyclist, a man in his 20s, in Dublin city centre yesterday (Wed 01 April 2026, just before 1pm). The collision happened at th...
https://www.irishcyclingcampaign.ie/irish-cycling-campaign-statement-on-the-fatal-road-traffic-collision-in-dublin-city-centre-on-wed-01-april-2026/
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Our annual lecture will be held on Tuesday, April 21st. More details on our website and how to register.
www.jcfj.ie/2026/04/02/j...
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JCFJ Annual Lecture 2026 - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland
This yearâs paper, âFor we know not what we do. Reflections on punishment, community and forgiveness,â will be delivered by Prof. Dr. Pieter De Witte, KU Leuven on Tuesday, 21st April. It promises to ...
https://www.jcfj.ie/2026/04/02/jcfj-annual-lecture-2026/
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A preventable crisis normalised as the Government now seem to publish monthly figures with no comment.
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***Registration Now Open*** To register for the JCFJ Annual Lecture 2026, please RSVP to
[email protected]
This year's paper - âFor we know not what we do. Reflections on punishment, community and forgivenessâ- will be delivered by Prof. Dr. Pieter De Witte. 1/
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John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker from the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology kick off a day of discussion at the Loyola Institute in TCD, considering the work required on integral ecology today.
9 days ago
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Kevin Hargaden
9 days ago
I have a short radio essay on Divine Sparks tonight, RTE 1 @ 10PM. I'll be reflecting on the Pope's recent call to political leaders to examine their consciences about war and how this has echoes in 4th century Milan
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
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Divine Sparks with Ăine Lawlor - RTĂ Radio 1
A fresh, engaging and thought-provoking look at religious and spiritual life both in Ireland and overseas. Presented by Ăine Lawlor.
https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/divine-sparks-with-aine-lawlor/
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đ Save the Date Prof. Dr Pieter De Witte is a prison chaplain and visiting professor at Leuven. He organises and teaches service-learning courses in Belgian prisons and detention centres, bringing together university and prison-based students to explore the meaning of punishment and detention.
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***Save the Date*** Registration will open soon for the JCFJ Annual Lecture 2026. This year, we welcome Pieter De Witte from KU Leuven with a paper titled "For we know not what we do. Reflections on punishment, community and forgiveness."
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Dublin Inquirer
10 days ago
Across the city, parents snatch their kids out of the way of red-light-breaking drivers. Despite years of talk, a promised national strategy on red-light cameras is yet to be published â let alone implemented.
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Across the city, parents snatch their kids out of the way of red-light-breaking drivers
Despite years of talk, a promised national strategy on red-light cameras is yet to be published â let alone implemented.
https://www.dublininquirer.com/across-the-city-parents-snatch-their-kids-out-of-the-way-of-red-light-breaking-drivers/
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www.jcfj.ie/2026/03/27/i...
How can small growers and producers keep up with Goliath supermarket prices?
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Irish food is going big and going bust - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland
Earlier this month, one of Irelandâs major carrot producers, Hughes Farming, went into administration.
https://www.jcfj.ie/2026/03/27/irish-food-is-going-big-and-going-bust/
10 days ago
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Kevin Hargaden
10 days ago
I can still be a St Pat's supporter and be very excited that
@jcfjustice.bsky.social
are working with
@bfcdublin.bsky.social
on the possibility of developing community wealth building for the northside of Dublin. Sean McCabe here laying out the vision
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Homelessness defies the âstereotypical type of personâ, it is not someone who does not want to get a job or someone who wastes their money away. They are families, people with multiple jobs, and the elderly. Register below to join us next week
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
17 days ago
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Excellent coverage by
@eoinglackin.bsky.social
on how poverty intensifies when people are sent to prison - even if they gain prison jobs - leading to hunger, exploitation, much tougher detoxs, and the inability to fulfil small parental roles like gifts.
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17 days ago
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New blog by
@keithadams.bsky.social
on the absurdist ordeal of Patrick Sibanyoni and the paradox of the psychiatric prisoner. "... the State objecting to the release of a person from prison for healthcare which the State has failed to provide."
www.jcfj.ie/2026/03/19/t...
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The Psychiatric Prisoner Paradox - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland
Though this ordeal, the State has inflicted immeasurable harm and suffering on Patrick Sibanyoni. There is the immediacy and acuity of the pain from being in prison with a psychiatric illness. There i...
https://www.jcfj.ie/2026/03/19/the-psychiatric-prisoner-paradox/
18 days ago
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Studies: An Irish Quarterly Review
18 days ago
@studiesirishreview.bsky.social
Spring 2026 is available now. The issue commemorates the Jesuits' formal commitment to social justice as a constituent of faith. Found at select bookstores and online at
studiesirishreview.ie
#socialjustice
#jesuits
#studies
#faith
#faithandjustice
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In Ireland and across Europe, we are witnessing a âquiet crisisâ in how we live together. Policies feel like they are imposed on people; there is a coarsening of how we disagree, and even on a local level, people feel lonelier and more rootless. Join Us this evening
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Congratulations to Dermot McCarthy, one of our board members, on receiving the John Bruton Award for Leadership in Faith and Public Life!
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'While there may not be a secret cabal, âexpert reportsâ, consultantsâ opinion and Government ministers influenced by intensive lobbying.. often decide what is for the greater good of the country. This strategy does not leave much room for a truly democratic conversation'
www.jcfj.ie/2026/03/11/f...
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For the Greater Good - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland
The process by which the Irish Government decides what is for the common good, of strategic importance or even what is essential infrastructure is opaque.
https://www.jcfj.ie/2026/03/11/for-the-greater-good/
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about 1 month ago
I try to set out as clearly as possible the case against rent deregulation, focusing on the politics of housing
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@ciantocallaghan.bsky.social
@davidmurphyrte.bsky.social
@keithadams.bsky.social
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theweekinhousing.substack.com/p/are-rents-...
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Are rents increases the solution?
The Week in Housing 06/03/2026
https://theweekinhousing.substack.com/p/are-rents-increases-the-solution
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Irelandâs prisons are dangerously overcrowded. Our prison system is failing society and those whom society has locked away. đ„ Do we look away and wash our hands of the undignified treatment? Or do we consider the prisoner in light of the legacy of Pope Francis and Jesus?
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Lent invites us not only into personal reflection and conversion, but also into a deeper awareness of how our faith calls us to respond to the needs of our world đ Email faithrenewal@knockshrine to receive the Zoom link
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'Introducing dance as a common element allows us to see how worship bumps up against protest, and protest can be joyous as opposed to simply combative.'
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The DJ and the Pope: The Birthday Party Rave | Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church
It is pretty unusual for an archbishopâs birthday to be celebrated in a public event that takes over an entire city square. It is practically unheard of for that celebration to take the form of a rave...
https://catholicethics.com/forum/the-dj-and-the-pope-the-birthday-party-rave/
about 1 month ago
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'EoF was founded on a call from Pope Francis, for young entrepreneurs, economists, and changemakers ....to begin imagining an economy inspired... [to be] an inclusive, sustainable economic future.' Could this view of economics be the change this country needs?
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The Economy of Francesco In Ireland - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland
Sophie Manaeva Sophie is our Theology intern. She supports our research projects by conducting interviews, researching, and providing general academic assistance as needed. She has a BA in Religion an...
https://www.jcfj.ie/2026/02/26/the-economy-of-francesco-in-ireland/
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The uncomfortable truth is that much of the chocolate we consume is relatively cheap because someone else, and somebody much poorer than us, is paying the price. Our bargain is their poverty and our pleasure is their pain.Â
www.jcfj.ie/2026/02/19/n...
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No Bad Chocolate for Lent - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland
For many people, Lent is a time to temporarily abstain from chocolate. Is this self-denial pleasing to God? Niall Leahy SJ takes a closer look at the chocolate industry before making up his mind.
https://www.jcfj.ie/2026/02/19/no-bad-chocolate-for-lent/
about 2 months ago
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Nessan Vaughan
about 2 months ago
âInformed by decades of visiting and ministering to men in prison, he (Fr Peter McVerry) often quips that prison is the only public service with no waiting lists. Never has this been more true, which is particularly clear after the documentaryâs revelations.â
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Kevin Hargaden
about 2 months ago
I forgot to tell you guys but I went on the radio last week to tell the people of Ireland that the storms are bad and gonna get worse. My colleagues talked me down from going full Prophet on the listeners about just how bad the climate crisis is gonna get
www.spiritradio.ie/podcast/kevi...
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Kevin Hargaden â Jesuit Centre for Faith & Justice â Spirit Radio
https://www.spiritradio.ie/podcast/kevin-hargaden-jesuit-centre-for-faith-justice/
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Last week, RTE's Psychiatric Care Scandal docs and Ivan Rosney's death report shone light on the some of the darkest recesses of Irish society. "Prisons ... exacerbate the rapid fraying of a personâs mind. It is not too much to draw an equivalence to torture."
www.jcfj.ie/2026/02/16/p...
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Prison Has No Waiting List - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland
Those caught in this situation are often too unwell to stand trial, condemned to spend an indeterminate time in an overcrowded prison. Prisons, which have a deleterious effect on those with stable men...
https://www.jcfj.ie/2026/02/16/prison-has-no-waiting-list/
about 2 months ago
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www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dubl...
Mid-week good news! Imagine being able to stroll down several streets in Dublin without any cars.
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College Green civic plaza design revealed eight years on from last plans
Traffic-free scheme in Dublin city centre includes several water features and 75 trees
https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/02/11/college-green-civic-plaza-design-revealed-eight-years-on-from-last-plans/
about 2 months ago
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Kevin Hargaden
about 2 months ago
Everyone in
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Learn about the Economy of Francesco, young adult community. Talk about the issues that you care about and the changes you want to see in the world.â â
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about 2 months ago
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Geraldine Herbert
about 2 months ago
Still looking for people, if you regularly use an e-scooter, please get in touch
#escooters
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Keith Adams
2 months ago
"For women in prison, one abuser is replaced with another. The U.S. calls this âjustice.â"
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'Ireland proved that even smaller nations can lead by example, demonstrating that financial commitment to climate justice is both possible and necessary.' Now we must continue to be examples in our community and further afield
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Traditional Irish Solidarity - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland
Colm Fahy was part of the Jesuits for Climate Change campaign at COP 30 in Brazil. He was impressed by the ethos of the Irish delegation.
https://www.jcfj.ie/2026/02/03/traditional-irish-solidarity/
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We are delighted to share the electronic copy of WN 99 The Hungry Gap: Food and Social Justice An excellent look into how what we do with our food has consequences.
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New blog by
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on rise of objections (and shakedowns). "We're failing to meet our climate targets ... The rate of road deaths rises. And even when it isnât motivated by whingeing, there is something depressingly reactive about objection culture.
www.jcfj.ie/2026/01/16/o...
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Our Amnesia on Progress - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland
The âveto cultureâ is often motivated by the desire to seek an easy payout. There is something fundamentally tawdry about this and we should not be ashamed to comment on it. An attitude prevails that ...
https://www.jcfj.ie/2026/01/16/our-amnesia-on-progress/
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A very helpful source of sound people to keep up to date on the small wins and the ongoing struggle for environmental justice in Ireland
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Keith Adams
3 months ago
New IPAN blog on treatment experienced by women in Irish prisons. "Crimes of misery and survival should make women targets for care, not custody. So, letâs not keep putting women behind bars and instead fund meaningful community initiatives."
www.irishpenalabolitionnetwork.com/blog/women-i...
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Women in Irish Prisons â Irish Penal Abolition Network
It should really shock us that the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment after visiting the womenâs prisons in Ireland had sufficient reason...
https://www.irishpenalabolitionnetwork.com/blog/women-in-irish-prisons
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www.jcfj.ie/2026/01/08/t...
Should we have to turn to gambling to be homeowners?
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âTwo tickets to homeownership, please!â - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland
You have probably seen on social media either ads or people sharing âwin a homeâ posts. They are always the same, usually telling you to like the post and follow the page for more opportunities, possi...
https://www.jcfj.ie/2026/01/08/two-tickets-to-homeownership-please/
3 months ago
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JCFJ extends our sympathies to the Marist Sisters, the family and friends of Sr Brigid Reynolds, and to everyone at
@socialjusticeire.bsky.social
who are mourning. The Gospel assures us that shewill be reunited in the next life with all whom she served and advocated for in this life.
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Looking to 2026, our predictions for housing and prison policy are bleak (sorry!) with some signs of hope in environmental justice and theology. Ultimately, we resolve to not "embrace the politics of fear" and enter 2026 knowing "the world is enough for all our needs."
www.jcfj.ie/2026/01/01/a...
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Anticipating Justice in 2026 - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland
The turning of the year prompts us to look back and look forward. In JCFJ in 2025 we were delighted to deliver a special issue of Working Notes dedicated to marking the 10th anniversary of Pope Franci...
https://www.jcfj.ie/2026/01/01/anticipating-justice-in-2026/
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Kevin Hargaden
3 months ago
Our latest
@jcfjustice.bsky.social
research on migration and faith is featured on RTĂ today. Faith communities must be recognised as essential strands of the common good. Excellent interview with our brilliant research assistant, Sophie Manaeva, on the ground-level impact.
www.rte.ie/news/dublin/...
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Calls on State to help religious groups aiding immigrants
There have been calls on State bodies to include religious communities in efforts to help integrate members of immigrant communities.
https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2025/1222/1550250-religious-groups-migration/
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'If costs are affecting the property market and the delivery of social housing, while in the middle of a housing and homelessness crisis, it is logical that we explore every possible option for bringing costs down.' From our new report!
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Using the Kenny Report To End Land Hoarding - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland
The Housing Crisis in ireland needs a radical solution that was suggested 50 years ago.
https://www.jcfj.ie/research/using-the-kenny-report-to-end-land-hoarding/
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4 months ago
My first report with
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came out today, entitled âUsing the Kenny Report to End Land Hoardingâ, and is available to read now:
www.jcfj.ie/research/usi...
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Using the Kenny Report To End Land Hoarding - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland
The Housing Crisis in ireland needs a radical solution that was suggested 50 years ago.
https://www.jcfj.ie/research/using-the-kenny-report-to-end-land-hoarding/
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Keith Adams
4 months ago
I wrote a blog for the Irish Penal Abolition Network on prison overcrowding as a symptom, not the disease. This is the first in a series of posts of an abolitionist hue by IPAN members.
www.irishpenalabolitionnetwork.com/blog/blog-po...
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Prison Expansion in Ireland: Treating a Symptom, not the Disease â Irish Penal Abolition Network
The illness of overincarceration has been spreading for decades in the Irish prison system. It will not be cured with a single intervention but a steady course of decarceral treatments. Similarly, d...
https://www.irishpenalabolitionnetwork.com/blog/blog-post-title-one-kah9a-9m58k
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Tom Flood
4 months ago
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Feljin Jose
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TII says there's nothing it can do to fix the traffic on the M50. They could try building Metro West.
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'Most of these women donât represent a danger to society...' It is important we take a step back and look at the damage we are causing by locking them away There are many rehabilitative ways to help these women! Building more prisons is not one of them.
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Experts warn of âglobal crisisâ as number of women in prison nears one million
Number of women incarcerated around the world rising at nearly three times the rate of men, with female prisoners often subjected to sexual violence and forced labour
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/nov/27/women-in-prison-rising-global-crisis-sexual-violence-forced-labour?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1764227004
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Our Social Theologian, Kevin Hargaden, is currently at the
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conference in Boston, where he presented a paper on how to think theologically about the Future Generations initiative, a campaign that JCFJ is a constituent member of:
fitforfuturegenerations.eu
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