SJES ROME

They are not just refugees, but individuals with their particular faces, names and stories full of suffering and hope. Their stories have been assembled by Centro Astalli.

A network of 250 researchers, journalists, activists, entrepreneurs and expert’s on migration called "GREI250" prepared an advocacy document about the EU “New European Pact on Migration and Asylum” to propose changes for the current migration situation in the EU.

Hungarian Jesuits have joined an initiative focusing on helping families in underdeveloped areas to have a better future. The mission to which the Hungarian Province of the Society of Jesus is now making its contribution, was launched by Franciscan sisters in a village called Arló in the Borsod area of North-East Hungary.

The Jesuits of Vietnam have launched a solidarity appeal to help people who are in need of food, shelter, water, medicines, and other non-food items. The current emergency response is phase one of the Jesuits’ relief programme. They plan to implement a second phase which will involve rebuilding livelihoods and houses.

One of my boyhood dreams was to save lives, a dream which is quite common among young people.

What does ecology mean in my Jesuit vocation? I remember as a child ardently sweeping our compound...

The campaign #Seguimos, launched by the Society of Jesus in Spain, aims to support already initiated projects assisting most vulnerable people along three lines of action: emergency help (food, health and housing), assistance in educational, psycho-social and labour market integration matters, and international cooperation.

The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, 2020. Coivd-19 restrictions may have curtailed ways of marking the occasion but according to the center’s new director Dr Kevin Hargaden, the work of the centre is developing and flourishing.

In September, the community of the Nasuta village in Timor-Leste gathered to celebrate and rejoice together in being able to access clean water for the first time in their village. The gift of water – enabled through your generosity – has brought this community joy and hope for a better future.

Contemplation and Political Action is the title of an Ignatian Guide to Civic Engagement recently published by the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States to reflect on our Gospel call to promote the common good in the public square.