On 1 December 2010, the document Challenging Poverty in Northern Ireland, was launched jointly by the Northern Ireland Catholic Commission on Social Affairs (NICCOSA), the Society of St Vincent de Paul and St Mary’s University College, Belfast.     Challenging Poverty in Northern Ireland Challenging Poverty in Northern Ireland, a joint publication by the [...]

PRESS RELEASE 14 December 2010 Statement on the economic situation in Ireland by the Irish Bishops’ Conference “In Helping each other, there is Hope” The scheduled Winter 2010 General Meeting of the Irish Bishops’ Conference was postponed last week due to bad weather.  In its place a special one day meeting was held today in [...]

PRESS RELEASE 1 December 2010 Addresses by Bishop Noel Treanor and Mr Cormac Wilson, at launch of Challenging Poverty in Northern Ireland, Belfast City Hall Let me take this opportunity to appeal for a new mobilisation of voluntary participation to tackle poverty in our society – Bishop Treanor   I am appealing to you today [...]

A joint publication ofthe Northern Ireland Catholic Council for Social Affairs (NICCOSA), the Society of St Vincent de Paul and St Mary’s University College, Belfast 1 December 2010 | Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference Challenging Poverty in Northern Ireland Download pdf … Get Adobe Acrobat Reader ​

Reflections from participants in the COMECE First Catholic Social Days for Europe conference, Gdansk, 8-11 October 2009 20 January 2010 | Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Statement to mark UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 25 November 2009 | Irish Commission for Justice & Social Affairs (ICJSA)

PRESS RELEASE25 November 2009 Bishops’ Commission for Justice and Social Affairs calls for new measures to protect women from the violence of trafficking The United Nations has declared today, 25 November 2009, as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Gender-based violence is devastating the lives of millions of women at home [...]

To mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which takes place on 25 November 2009, the ICJSA calls for new measures to protect women from the violence of trafficking.

PRESS RELEASE 26 October 2009 Cardinal Seán Brady’s letter to Minister Brian Lenihan calling on Government not to cut Ireland’s overseas aid Mr Brian Lenihan TD Minister for Finance Department of Finance Government Buildings Dublin 2 9 October 2009 Dear Minister, At its recent meeting the Catholic Bishops’ Conference considered the issue of Ireland’s Overseas [...]

PRESS RELEASE 25 September 2009 Seminar on Violence in Irish Society “There is a clear need for all of us to actively engage with [the problem of violence] … As a society we need to replace a culture of violence with a renewed sense of justice, responsibility and community. We need to rediscover values that [...]