The Official Launch of the Global Jesuit Social Centres Map

The Official Launch of the Global Jesuit Social Centres Map

The official launch of the Jesuit social centres map begins at 14:30 CET on Friday, 3 February 2023, via Zoom. Invited are Jesuits and mission partners. Conversations will be in English and Spanish, with simultaneous translation. Registration isrequired; the deadline is 31 January (refer to the link below).

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Guatemala – Claudia Ruiz, Coordinator of the Solidarity Economy Programme of ASERJUS: “Indigenous women in Guatemala have the face of poverty”

Guatemala – Claudia Ruiz, Coordinator of the Solidarity Economy Programme of ASERJUS: “Indigenous women in Guatemala have the face of poverty”

ASERJUS-Asociación Servicios Jurídicos y Sociales works on behalf of rural and peri-urban indigenous community organisations in Guatemala, and its origins have to do with a proposal for a participatory community organisation.

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Spain – The “Sintonizando” social sector meeting gets underway

Spain – The “Sintonizando” social sector meeting gets underway

From Thursday, January 12th, until Sunday, January 15th, the social sector meeting 2023, entitled "Sintonizando", was held in Loyola after more than 12 years since the last meeting in Los Negrales in 2009.

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Latin America – X Calan Summit : Civil Society’s Call For The Conversion Of Migration Policies

Latin America – X Calan Summit : Civil Society’s Call For The Conversion Of Migration Policies

From the initiative of the Center for Democracy in the Americas, 94 organizations, collectives and networks from across the Americas have united our voice to make a call that demands the transformation of immigration practices and policies promoted by Mexico, the United States and Canada.

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Honduras -They demand justice from the Government for the murder of two environmental leaders from Guapinol

Honduras -They demand justice from the Government for the murder of two environmental leaders from Guapinol

The Environmental Committee of Tocoa, Colón, demands that the government clarify the murder of the two leaders of the fight in Defense of the Carlos Escaleras Mountain and the Guapinol River.

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Honduras – A light sparkling in the Honduran shadows, The Jesuit Social Apostolate for a new Honduras.

Honduras – A light sparkling in the Honduran shadows, The Jesuit Social Apostolate for a new Honduras.

ERIC/Radio Progreso is our social apostolate here in Honduras, a part of the Province of Central America. Our approach is based on two major principles: firstly, faith in the liberating strength of the poor, and secondly, in the justice that springs from faith in Christ who makes all things new, no matter how seemingly sad or dark.

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Job training: JRS weaves future and solidarity in Tamil Nadu

Job training: JRS weaves future and solidarity in Tamil Nadu

The Jesuit Refugee Service in South Asia (JRS-SA) has its head office in Delhi (India), from where it coordinates four work units with a presence in three countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh and India. In India, JRS-SA works in Delhi, serving Afghan refugees and in Tamil Nadu, in southern India..

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Amazonia – Mauricio López: “A year of gifts in consolidation, continuity and the beginning of processes”.

Amazonia – Mauricio López: “A year of gifts in consolidation, continuity and the beginning of processes”.

Implementing a new way to propose and develop pastoral activities through forming networks, developing platforms and creating commissions on specific themes are some of Celam's Centre for Pastoral Action Programmes and Networks achievements during 2022. Mauricio López, director of the unit, speaks of this as he looks back on the work done and the achievements attained.

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USA – Catholic Groups Oppose Title 42 Expansion by Biden Administration

USA – Catholic Groups Oppose Title 42 Expansion by Biden Administration

Earlier this week, the Biden Administration announced plans to expand the asylum-blocking Title 42. The new plan effectively expands the scope of migrants and asylum seekers who can be immediately expelled under Title 42.

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Ecojesuit – The challenge of 2023: Upholding faith, social action, and global advocacy on ecological justice

Ecojesuit – The challenge of 2023: Upholding faith, social action, and global advocacy on ecological justice

Ecojesuit explored collaborative opportunities throughout 2022 with the six Jesuit Conferences, institutions, and network partners to build a shared advocacy and faith-based engagement in critical global events.

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