Week ahead: Homelessness, John Bosco and Irish music

Tonight sees the launch of Catholic Theological Ethics and Street Homelessness by Rosanne Haggerty, described as the first book to look at “street homelessness as an area of development for Catholic Social Teaching”. It starts at 6pm at the University of Notre Dame, London: see eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launch-street-homelessness-catholic-theological-ethics-tickets-84588260765

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The feast of St John Bosco (right) falls on January 31. An educator and missionary known, among other things, for his skill at juggling and his use of magic tricks in catechesis, his feast will be marked by the institute he founded, the Salesians.

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Next Friday, January 31, London’s Irish Chaplaincy will host a celebration of Irish music, poetry and dancing to mark the eve of the Feast of St Brigid. It starts at 7pm at St James’s, Piccadilly. Tickets are £12 on the door, or you can buy then for £10 in advance: go to eventbrite.co.uk and search for “Irish Chaplaincy, London”.