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This Easter the Inter-Religious Working Group on Extractive Industries invites you to encounter God through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, and in the beauty and suffering of the Amazon region and its people.

On 10th March SJES Organized a webinar on Querida (Beloved) Amazonía: A Path to Inculturate and transform the Church with Austen Iveriegh, a fellow in Contemporary Church history at Campion Hall, Oxford University.

The International Federation of Fe y Alegría (with1600 centres in 22 countries and more than 40 000 collaborators, one of the greatest popular education movements in Latin America) turned 65 on March 5th.

The Jesuit major superiors of South Asia have spoken out against the recent riots that broke out in Delhi that killed at least 47 people, and left hundreds wounded and many more homeless. The Jesuits condemned the “apparent complicity of the police forces in the violence”

Prof. Austen Ivereigh, a UK based Catholic journalist, author, commentator and biographer of Pope Francis will be the main presenter on Querida Amazonia: A path to inculturate and transform the Church on 10th March at 16.00 hrs (CET).

Around 200 Indians from various religions living in Italy met in Rome recently to pray for unity, integrity and protection of the constitutional values in their motherland. Even others who believe in unity, peace, integrity and democratic and secular values of India attended the interreligious program.

In the Lohardaga District, Jharkhand, this project supports young people from Adivasis communities (tribals) in their personal growth paths and in the recovery of indigenous traditions. The Arouse association, a Jesuit organization and local MAGIS partner,

The Jesuit Province of Britain (publicly referred to as the “Jesuits in Britain”) announced today they are divesting from companies whose major income is from the extraction of fossil fuels. The Jesuits are the largest Catholic religious order in the United Kingdom to join the global divestment movement.

Jesuit Social Services is a partner in the Victorian Government Out for Good pilot. Our Advocacy Manager VANESSA WILLIAMS spoke to our Manager of Employment Services, Rob Auger, about the opportunities the program is creating for young people from justice involved backgrounds to find sustainable employment.

A week ago Pope Francis signed the decree which recognises Fr. Rutilio Grande S.J. and his lay companions Manuel Solórzano y Nelson Rutilio Lemus, killed in hatred of the faith, as martyrs. This is an important step ahead in the beatification process of these martyrs.