SJES ROME

As Myanmar continues to suffer the devastating impacts of war, natural disasters and displacement, Jesuit Mission Australia and the Taizé Community invite people of all faiths to join together in solidarity and prayer in an online vigil: Light in the Darkness: Global Prayer Vigil for Myanmar.

Four years of relentless conflict have left Myanmar in ruins. Millions of lives – many of them children – are at risk. And that was before a 7.7 magnitude earthquake devastated the country.

Thank you very much for signing the Open Letter to German Politics and Public on the occasion of my imprisonment in April. More than 120 signatures came together and contributed to the ongoing debate – the list of signatories can be found on the Jesuitenweltweit website.

Excerpts from an interview with Michael Schöpf SJ, JRS International Director, by Giuseppe Riggio SJ, Director of Aggiornamenti Sociali. The full interview was originally published in Italian in the April 2025 issue.

The late pontiff gave us a model for advocacy that prioritized justice, peace, and liberation for all.

For working conditions to overcome structural injustices.

We launch today, in continuity with the results of the survey on the 4th Universal Apostolic Preference of the Society of Jesus, the campaign: Jesuits for Climate Justice: Faith in Action at COP30.

Some years ago, the Society of Jesus received the Universal Apostolic Preferences (UAPs) from Pope Francis. We are now in the second phase of their implementation. Focusing on the fourth UAP - to collaborate in the care of our common home - the Secretariat for Social Justice and Ecology (SJES) was charged with conducting a universal survey, the results of which highlight both our progress and the challenges ahead. On the day we celebrate World Earth Day, Father General Arturo Sosa wrote to the apostolic body presenting the survey results, inviting everyone to strengthen our faith commitment to care for the integrity of creation and build a more just and sustainable future.

Plans to hand in memory cards in honour of the late Jesuit priest Fr Stan Swamy to the Indian High Commission in London have been put on hold in light of the death of Pope Francis.

April 22nd marks Mother Earth Day an international holiday dedicated to recognising the Earth and its ecosystems as humanity’s common home and the need to protect her to enhance people’s livelihoods, counteract climate change, and stop the collapse of biodiversity.