SJES ROME

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.

For nearly a half century, the Catholic Church in the United States has celebrated National Migration Week, which is an opportunity for the Church to reflect on the circumstances confronting migrants, including immigrants, refugees, children, and victims and survivors of human trafficking. The theme for National Migration Week 2020,

Since high school, my favorite book has been Third & Indiana by Steve Lopez. The novel is about a teenage boy who gets caught up selling drugs in Philadelphia

From its founding in 1971 by Br Robert Mittelholtz SJ, a Canadian missionary, Jesu Ashram has had one focus: caring for those who are excluded by society. Every initiative of the health care facility has been for poor, marginalized, destitute people.