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The Churches and Mining Network, a continental entity of church institutions and faith communities, express its condemnation and deep concern for the criminalisation, persecution and imprisonment of water and nature defenders in El Salvador.

By collaborating with CELAM, SARES is recognised by CPAL as a driving force for socio-environmental awareness and a point of contact for creating a sustainable society.

The 2023-24 Federal Budget, handed down tonight, includes some positive investments to ease current cost of living pressures experienced by millions of Australians and support vital services such as Medicare, but a modest increase to the Jobseeker payment does almost nothing to lift vulnerable people out of poverty, says Jesuit Social Services.

After the deadly War of the Pacific (1879-1884), Bolivia lost its access to the sea, and Peru lost a large part of its southern coast. Forty-five years later, American mediation somehow resolved the border disputes between Chile and Peru. Finally, on 3 June 1929, a diplomatic agreement was signed in Lima.

Laudato Si’ Week is from 21-28 May and Fr Andrew Hamilton SJ highlights how Laudato Si’ aims to bring together science and theology to care for our common home.

On 13 and 14 April 2023, the first Formative-Reflective Meeting on Reconciliation was held with 22 members of the eight works of the Red Apostolica Ignaciana de Guayana (RAIG) [Works of the Apostolic Ignatian Apostolic Network of Guyana]. Jesuit scholastic Javier Contreras led and accompanied the group; the activity is part of a Province initiative on reconciliation, justice and citizenship.

The first gathering of the Irish Jesuit Province’s social justice apostolates took place in the Arrupe Room, Milltown Park, Dublin on Wednesday, 3 May 2023. A day of networking and showcasing work and activities, the gathering was a chance to get to know one another and create opportunities for collaboration and support.

Members of the Magis community in Myanmar gathered in Taunggyi from 11 to 13 April with a shared purpose – to deepen their understanding of Ignatian Spirituality and put it into practice by serving the communities in Loi Long Monastery and Infant Jesus Convent, where they spent time with orphans and people with disabilities, lending a helping hand wherever they could.

The Arrupe Nanmin Center has been bestowed the Human Rights Award by the Kanagawa Bar Association for its significant contribution to human rights protection.

Back in 1993, the General Assembly decided in a resolution that 15th May of every year should be observed as The International Day of Families. This day provides an opportunity to promote awareness of issues relating to families and to increase the knowledge of the socio-cultural and economic issues affecting families.