Ecuador – Land, roof and work, in the thoughts of Pope Francis
To hear, see and act, more than 150 people gathered in one of the auditoriums of the Salesian Polytechnic University. The idea came from the Hogar de Cristo Housing Corporation, a work that animates, coordinates and directs the Society of Jesus in Ecuador, which is about to celebrate 50 years of work in the city of Guayaquil and the entire Ecuadorian coast. We wanted to rethink these three T's that Pope Francis constantly mentions. In addition, we wanted to commemorate the work of the former Superior General of the Society of Jesus, Fr. Pedro Arrupe S.J., whose cause for beatification has already been initiated. He created the Social Justice Secretariat in 1969. Read more...
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