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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.

Over the next 10 years, Georgetown University will divest from fossil fuels – a move heralded by Catholic environmental activists as putting Pope Francis’s ecological vision into action. The announcement was made the week of Feb. 3 following a vote by the Jesuit institution’s board of directors.

In trying to understand the role of Ecojesuit in the face of the broad ecological movement, it is a challenge to define a path forward for the coming decade as each institution has its own agenda of how to proceed and what it aims to achieve. But the process of change calls for listening to others, and as we seek to understand the Lord’s mission, we are called to join and collaborate.

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.