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The African Jesuit AIDS Network (AJAN) was proud to be a partner in the eighth edition of the Annual Africa Conference on Social Entrepreneurship (AACOSE 8), held at Tangaza University in Nairobi, Kenya from 14th to 16th May 2025. This year’s edition brought together a wide range of stakeholders, including grassroots innovators, policymakers, funders, and academics to explore the transformative power of social entrepreneurship in fostering inclusive growth and sustainability across the continent...

Fr Rampe Hlobo, SJ, was recently appointed the new director of the Jesuit Justice and Ecology Network Africa (JENA). The Network promotes social justice initiatives and fosters ecological awareness across the African continent. African nations face some of the most severe consequences of climate change, from food insecurity to water scarcity, driven by systemic inequality and environmental exploitation. These challenges are not isolated – they reinforce each other, disproportionately affecting the continent’s most vulnerable populations. As Fr Rampe takes on his new important role, he answers a few questions reflecting on the challenges and aspirations of the African continent and the role of JENA within it...

The “organic way of living in harmony” was once loudly voiced by the Agatho organic farm in Cisarua, Indonesia. The slogan embodies an agricultural movement that has been developed since 1984. A striking word from the expression is “harmony”. Harmony with nature and the environment is a must in organic farming. Without it, organic farming cannot be practised properly.

Del 7 al 11 de enero de 2025, se celebró en Salvador de Bahía, Brasil, Capoeirando, uno de los eventos de capoeira más importantes del mundo, promovido por el Grupo Cordão de Ouro del Mestre Suassuna. Este evento reúne a grandes maestros de Brasil y de todo el mundo para compartir no solo técnicas de capoeira, sino también métodos de enseñanza, dinámicas pedagógicas y valores culturales profundamente arraigados.

Marking the 10th anniversary of Laudato si’, Pope Leo XIV sends a videomessage to the Network of Universities for the Care of Our Common Home, and encourages their synodal reflection ahead of COP30.

The climate crisis can no longer be denied. Its most severe effects are felt in countries where extreme weather devastates communities, rising sea levels threaten coastal regions, and ecosystem collapse jeopardizes livelihoods...

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.