Global – Sharing perspectives and finding hope in community in caring for our common home

Global – Sharing perspectives and finding hope in community in caring for our common home

Ecology leaders from the Jesuit Justice and Ecology Network Africa (JENA), the Amazon region, and Latin American Jesuit Higher Education joined parishioners from the Metro New York Catholic Climate Movement, Christian Life Community members, and several students from area Jesuit high schools. (Photo from Ann Marie Brennan)

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Australia – Food for Thought

Australia – Food for Thought

Jesuit Social Services’ Annual Dinner made a return this year after a hiatus amidst the pandemic and Senator Malarndirri McCarthy was the key speaker on the night that focused on social justice.

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Asia Pacific – Justice for Fr Stan Swamy SJ

Asia Pacific – Justice for Fr Stan Swamy SJ

A digital forensic firm based in the US has confirmed that the accusation of sedition against Fr Stan Swamy SJ was based on false evidence, and that Fr Swamy, who died on 5 July 2021, while incarcerated and undergoing treatment at a hospital in Mumbai, was framed.

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Africa – Officers and women in prison get sensitization on life skills and HIV

Africa – Officers and women in prison get sensitization on life skills and HIV

From the 27th to 29th March 2023 African Jesuit AIDS Network (AJAN) undertook a 3-day AHAPPY sensitization training at Naivasha Women’s Prison.

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Mexico – Visit to the US-Mexico Border

Mexico – Visit to the US-Mexico Border

On 20 and 21 March, we participated in the Migration Network of the United States and Canada Conference meeting, which took place in Tucson (Arizona).

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Global – The theme of the 109th World Migrant and Refugee Day has been published

Global – The theme of the 109th World Migrant and Refugee Day has been published

The 109th World Day of Migrants and Refugees will be celebrated on Sunday, 24 September 2023. The Holy Father has chosen as the title for his traditional Message, “Free to choose whether to migrate or to stay”

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Global – Joint Note on the “Doctrine of Discovery”

Global – Joint Note on the “Doctrine of Discovery”

Joint Statement of the Dicasteries for Culture and Education and for Promoting Integral Human Development on the “Doctrine of Discovery”

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Africa – Jena at the UN 2023  water conference

Africa – Jena at the UN 2023 water conference

JENA has been invited to participate in the conference. JENA's participation in the conference is crucial. It is a contribution to addressing water-related challenges in Africa.

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Latin America – In-re(d)ándonos SJ: Interview with Elías López SJ on the reality of forcibly displaced persons as a task of SJRLAC.

Latin America – In-re(d)ándonos SJ: Interview with Elías López SJ on the reality of forcibly displaced persons as a task of SJRLAC.

We share an interview with Elías López SJ for En-re(d)ándonos SJ, conducted during his visit to Lima.

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Europe – Understanding Ignatian Leadership – an ELP Fellow’s perspective

Europe – Understanding Ignatian Leadership – an ELP Fellow’s perspective

One of the five constitutive pillars of the European Leadership Programme (ELP) revolves around the so-called segment of leadership. Since ELP is a Jesuit inspired programme, we ELP fellows wonder “What does it mean to form leaders in the Ignatian tradition?”

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