“We grieve with the earth and the poor. We feel strongly that change and conversion will not take place without a real encounter with God, which also means encountering the poor,” expressed members of the social ministries network of the … Continued
A young Jesuit volunteer was killed while serving as a teacher in a community high school in Pangantucan, Bukidnon in the Philippines. On August 23, Genefir Buckly and fellow Jesuit volunteer Ann Kathleen Gatdula were attacked and stabbed by a … Continued
The Jesuit Companions in Indigenous Ministry (JCIM) celebrates 20 years with a selection of articles that highlight the experiences and learning of the ministry these past two decades. Formed in 1999 a few years after the landmark international meeting of … Continued
Myanmar, a predominantly Buddhist country, provided the perfect venue for the ninth international gathering of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP) Buddhist Studies and Dialogue, with 13 Jesuits from different parts of the world, two Buddhist monks, a Buddhist … Continued
The Latin American Church through the Latin American Episcopal Council (CELAM) has released a statement titled, “We raise our voice for the Amazon”, expressing their concern for the seriousness of the fires ravaging the Pan-Amazon region. They described the incident … Continued
On August 15, Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Vietnamese Jesuit Fr Dominic Pham Minh Thang pronounced his Final Vows in a Mass presided by Vietnamese Jesuit Provincial Fr Pham Van Mam at the Sacred Heart Novitiate … Continued
Jesuit Communications Foundation (JesCom), the media arm of the Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus, conducted a training workshop on documentary scriptwriting and financial management for the staff of Casa de Produção Audiovisual (CPA), the Jesuit film production studio … Continued
Ecojesuit has expressed strong support for the Global Climate Strike this September. Organisers of the event are calling on people from around the world to disrupt business as usual by walking out of their homes, their classrooms, their offices, their … Continued
Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, DC has partnered with Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine (PNT), a public medical school in Ho Chi Minh City, for the advancement of medical training and research in Vietnam and the USA. … Continued
Eight deacons of the Indonesian Jesuit Province chose these words as the motto of their ordination to the priesthood on July 31, the feast of St Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus. The phrase represented their common experience … Continued