SJES ROME

In the first two points (2-4), the Pontiff explains “the significance of this Exhortation”, enriched with references to documents of the Episcopal Conferences of the countries that make up the Amazon region, as well as of poetry written by poets connected to the Amazon.

In 2019, little more than ten years since its inception in Manaos (2008), the Network gathers 41 social centres in Latin America and the Caribbean and five working teams which deal with subjects such as microfinance, integral ecology, human rights and democracy, advocacy, and the “Comparte” Network.

The presence of the La Victoria mining company was detected a year ago in this region of the Northern Sierra of Veracruz, exploring the municipalities of Huayacocotla and Zacualpan, Veracruz and Agua Blanca Hidalgo, without permission from the community authorities.

In the beginning of January, a group of Jesuit scholastics from Arrupe International Residence studying theology in Manila attended an immersion workshop at the Apu Palamguwan Cultural Education Center (APC) in Bendum, a small village tucked in the mountains of Bukidnon in northern Mindanao, Philippines.

I was introduced to Ignatian spirituality about twenty years ago during my religious formation. Looking back, I believe that this prepared me for this special journey and mission.

In his first outright critique of the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens by the Goa Church, the head of the Jesuit Mission in Goa, Fr. Roland Coelho, has called for opposition to the CAA, saying the controversial Act along with the NRC was ominous and could be abused in Goa.

Access to formal education can improve the well-being of refugees in camps, and significantly develops their skills and knowledge. The young girls in the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Safe Haven shelter are enthusiastic about their education despite the harsh conditions in the camp.

The zero-tolerance policy that resulted in children being separated from their parents during the summer of 2018 incited rightful outrage from many people around the world. However, families have been and continue to be separated at the border due to a variety of practices that do not honor the right of families to remain together,

The Mission’s original policy, For the Greater Good, in place since 2013, has been completely revised with the help of the templates for child safeguarding developed by the Xavier Network for Mission and Development. Given its extensive engagement with college level students, and growing commitment to the Spiritual Exercises,

Guillermo Otano Jiménez from Foundation ALBOAN NGO (Spain) and Justice in Mining Jesuit Global Advocacy Network Coordinator, together with Javier Lautaro Medina from CINEP / Peace Program Jesuit Foundation in Colombia visited the JESC team and gave an account of their visit to Brussels.