July, 2020

Following the footsteps of Jesuits who came face to face with the disease like St. Louis Gonzaga and Blessed John Beyzym, a group of ten Jesuits in formation have been during several weeks caring for their elderly companions in the infirmaries of the province of Spain located in Alcalá de Henares (Madrid)

Manthan (churning), the voluntary organization of the Patna Jesuit Society, continues to serve those hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic in Bihar state, eastern India. The Jesuit NGO has been active for more than 45 years in Bihar, mostly among the Musahars, the Dalit community at the bottom of the former untouchables.

Convened by the Society of Jesus’ SocialJustice and Ecology Secretariat, link opens on Narrative the leaders of the Global Ignatian Advocacy Networks (GIAN) of Right to Education,Migration,Ecology and Justice in Mining met online and discussed, among other things, the effects of Covid-19 pandemic.

Using religion to prop up an exaggerated sense of nationalism perverts healthy patriotism in its attempts to solidify national identity by excluding some members of society, said an essay in an influential Jesuit journal. "In some countries, a form of religious-cultural nationalism is back in vogue.

will came into force introducing mandatory human rights due diligence obligations for direct importers of tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold (the so-called 3TG minerals). Around 300 or 400 companies which are direct importers of these minerals into the EU market are expected to comply with these requirements.

The Jesuits in Timor-Leste have taken a significant step towards the implementation of a child safeguarding policy through a partnership with Plan International, a development and humanitarian organisation focused on children’s rights.

The Integral Ecology Group of the CEPAL’s (Conference of Jesuit Provincials in Latin America and the Caribbean) Social Centres Network is offering from June till November a series of webinars on topics related with integral ecology.

In our time, Ignatius of Loyola’s children are also Francis of Asisi’s. Not only because a Jesuit pope is named after the “Poverello”, but also because their engagement in defending the planet and the rights of the victims of climate injustice is a mainstay of all their action in the world.