2022

The book of interviews on ecology was launched on Wednesday, 9 November, with interventions by former President Michelle Bachelet, Minister of Environment Maisa Rojas, and the Provincial of the Society of Jesus in Chile, Gabriel Roblero SJ.

Upon an invitation by Fr. Angelo Munduni (sj), director of Radio Kwizera, African Jesuit AIDS Network (AJAN) in collaboration with Radio Kwizera oversaw a successful AHAPPY TOT in Kwizera, Ngara district of Kagera province.

In its October edition, AJANEWS basically focused on raising response to a greater need for awareness on environmental conservation and means of sensitization of the importance of a greener environment to our health.

For eight months, the Jesuits in Europe, with the support of Jesuit Mission Australia, have been providing emergency assistance, shelter and opportunity to refugees fleeing the conflict in Ukraine.

In the parish of Jesús Obrero de Los Flores de Catia, an apostolic work of the Society of Jesus, there is a constant tension to discern and operate within the horizon of the Universal Apostolic Preferences (UAPs) and the mission entrusted to it by the local Church. Such is the cross-cutting axis that runs through the parish's life and works, its raison d'être amid the complexity of this popular capital neighbourhood.

The Jesuit Network with Migrants (RJM) of the Conference of Provincials of Latin America and the Caribbean (CPAL) has its continental assembly from 7 to 11 November in Bogota (Colombia).

After COP 26 fails to address the question of climate justice, African countries intend to take advantage of COP27 in Africa (Egypt) to be heard and bring the world nations to commit to this issue and many others for safeguarding the planet.

Healing Earth, the free online environmental science textbook developed by Jesuit collaborators of the International Jesuit Ecology Project and launched 10 years ago, released its third edition in October 2022 with additional features that improve its usage.

Ridhima Pandey is a 14-year-old climate activist from Uttarakhand, India, who spoke at the 50th General Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conference on 17 October.

One of the main initiatives taken by the “Women’s Commission” of the Society (see the article published on 25 October) has been to organize a worldwide survey. Here, the director of the project tells us more about the goals, methods and status of their enterprise.