May, 2020

At the invitation of the Vatican Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development, where our companion Cardinal Michael Czerny is working, groups, networks and organizations of the Society of Jesus are joining with many others to mark the 5th anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical on ecological issues.

The encyclical Laudato si' (LS) has the date 24 May 2015, the day Pope Francis signed it, although it was made public a few weeks later. Therefore it is five years since we started to "live" with LS. From the start, some of the expressions

On 8th May, the Jesuit Conference of European Provincials (JCEP) released an official Message to the Institutions of the European Union signed by the 20 Provincials of Europe. In the message, they advocate for the excluded and the environment from a Jesuit perspective.

An immense force of previously unknown proportions is devastating the Amazonian region in two dimensions which combine in a brutal fashion: the Covid-19 pandemics, affecting the most vulnerable, and the uncontrolled increase of violence exerted on the territories.

Jesuit Community Responds To COVID-19 Fight With Donation Of Medical Protective Suits To Hospital In H “We are all part of one human family, no matter where we’re from. The Jesuits of Canada and the United States are honored to stand in solidarity with the people of China at this challenging time.

In celebration of the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis’ historic encyclical, Laudato si’, and to mark Laudato si’ Week from 16 to 24 May, Ecojesuit and partners have launched, Drawing Laudato si’, an online art challenge that reflects the message of the encyclical on care for our common home.

Jesuit partners in Washington state have released a letter to the state’s governor and leaders of the House of Representatives and Senate calling for a relief fund for undocumented immigrants affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

On 1 May, the Jesuits in Myanmar prayed for workers all over the world remembering, in particular, the millions who have lost their jobs due to the current crisis. The poor are the hardest hit economically and socially.

Ecojesuit, one of the four international advocacy networks under the umbrella of the Social Justice and Ecoloy Secretariat, released recently a video. Its theme: the balance of life, the oikos of economy and the oikos of ecology.