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The Jesuit Conference Office of Justice and Ecology and Ignatian Solidarity Network are asking the USA Senate to pass the Break Free from Plastics Pollution Act. This legislation will curb plastic pollutants throughout the supply chain and will build healthier communities and cleaner environments.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training collaborated with the Vietnamese Jesuit Province to organize an environmental tour for social work students, focusing on waste classification and treatment processes. This initiative led to the development of a waste classification program at their school, and they plan to support families in implementing waste classification practices.

The International Federation of Fe y Alegría held its first Board of Directors meeting in Africa. The meeting facilitated a cultural exchange of experiences, deepened understanding of the African reality, and reaffirmed the relevance of Fe y Alegría as a robust Popular Education Movement in a context marked by poverty and lack of opportunities.

Valery, you were a precious gift, and we will always cherish and think of you with joy. May the Lord walk beside you and accompany you into the Kingdom of Heaven. You will always remain in our hearts.

We feel that we are members of a single apostolic body, called together to collaborate effectively, in the name of faith in Jesus Christ and our ecclesial belonging, for the integral development of all humanity.

We share this interview with Father Carlos Bresciani, SJ, Coordinator of the Indigenous Solidarity and Apostolate Network of the CPAL (Conference of Jesuit Provincials in Latin America and the Caribbean), held on Earth Day and ahead of the anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato si’. He shares his early life experiences, his vocation to Ecology, and the defence of indigenous or native peoples. He also explores eco-spirituality and the importance of awareness for greater engagement for indigenous people and against the ecological crisis.

With the theme “Seeds of Hope”, the Laudato Si’ Movement has just released the celebration guide and Social Media Kit with materials for the Laudato Si Week 2024 (May19-26). They dedicated this year to “inspiring a personal and cultural transformation in the midst of our ecological and climate crisis”.

"We don't want to take sides, we simply want to enlighten people through texts and enable them to start talking one day soon"

We hope that relative calmness and efforts for peace continue to be reinforced so that the dream of so many South Sudanese like the late Bishop Paride Taban and Poepe Francis is achieved.

This reality takes a lot of energy from each of us. Much of our time is spent addressing problems that do not exist in other parts of the world.