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On 8th May, the Jesuit Conference of European Provincials (JCEP) released an official Message to the Institutions of the European Union signed by the 20 Provincials of Europe. In the message, they advocate for the excluded and the environment from a Jesuit perspective.

An immense force of previously unknown proportions is devastating the Amazonian region in two dimensions which combine in a brutal fashion: the Covid-19 pandemics, affecting the most vulnerable, and the uncontrolled increase of violence exerted on the territories.

Jesuit Community Responds To COVID-19 Fight With Donation Of Medical Protective Suits To Hospital In H “We are all part of one human family, no matter where we’re from. The Jesuits of Canada and the United States are honored to stand in solidarity with the people of China at this challenging time.

In celebration of the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis’ historic encyclical, Laudato si’, and to mark Laudato si’ Week from 16 to 24 May, Ecojesuit and partners have launched, Drawing Laudato si’, an online art challenge that reflects the message of the encyclical on care for our common home.

Jesuit partners in Washington state have released a letter to the state’s governor and leaders of the House of Representatives and Senate calling for a relief fund for undocumented immigrants affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

On 1 May, the Jesuits in Myanmar prayed for workers all over the world remembering, in particular, the millions who have lost their jobs due to the current crisis. The poor are the hardest hit economically and socially.

Ecojesuit, one of the four international advocacy networks under the umbrella of the Social Justice and Ecoloy Secretariat, released recently a video. Its theme: the balance of life, the oikos of economy and the oikos of ecology.

Since mid-march the Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat (SJES) has been holding bi-weekly extraordinary meetings with the six Conference delegates, the four GIAN leaders, along with the Xavier Network (XN) emergency group to share and listen to one another about the Covid-19 crisis situation in various countries, in the Conferences and networks.

Since the early days of the quarantine, the Ateneo de Manila University and the Society of Jesus have been organizing a relief operation to aid poor families who have lost their regular source of income “We are doing this because we share a common humanity.

As the coronavirus crisis deepens and its impact unfolds on over 1,340 million population of India, it is pertinent to take the ground reality as given and plan any response. At this juncture every common and conscious citizens of this country are grappling with the various impact and fall out of this crisis.