In our latest annual report, we look back on a decade of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific, recall Fr General Arturo Sosa’s encounter with Buddhism and Islam, find inspiration in Pope Francis’ visit to Myanmar and learn about the … Continued
JCAP. More and more this acronym is used by Jesuits and collaborators in Asia Pacific and beyond. The change of name from Jesuit Conference of East Asia and Oceania (JCEAO) shortly after General Congregation (GC) 35 in 2008 may have … Continued
In January, I led my first Major Superiors Assembly as president of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific. We devoted a large part of the assembly held in Sydney to what came out of General Congregation (GC) 36. When we … Continued
The Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP) Migration Network has published a second book. “Settling down: the struggles of migrant workers to adapt” brings together stories and analyses of migrant workers from six different countries in Asia Pacific. The different … Continued
It was a time of sharing but also an experience of a very real migration issue in the Philippines. As part of their annual meeting, the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP) Migration Network travelled from Manila to Marawi where … Continued
Fr General Arturo Sosa SJ has appointed Fr Jose Cecilio Magadia SJ as Regional Assistant for Asia Pacific starting January 14, 2019. He takes over from Fr Daniel Patrick Huang SJ who has served as Regional Assistant for 10 years. … Continued
Fr Tony Moreno SJ assumed the role of president of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP) on November 22 last year. While the former provincial of the Philippines Province is used to meeting and working with major superiors from … Continued
“The Ignatian way of discernment and leadership is very practical and appealing to me,” shared Benedict Jin Chi Lo, a teacher at St Joseph Private Secondary School in Sarawak, Malaysia. “This one short week has truly reaffirmed my vocation to … Continued
Dear friends, Easter is a season of courage and hope. In one Easter narrative, we are told about Mary Magdalene and the other Mary who both left the empty tomb quickly. They were “fearful yet overjoyed” upon realising that Jesus … Continued
Fr Min Kim SJ, Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific Coordinator for the Migration network, shares his realisations and the apostolic responses of Jesuit conferences around the world towards the situation of refugees and migrants from the meeting of the Global … Continued