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After almost three years of virtual meetings, the Social Delegates of the various Provinces of the Society of Jesus in Latin America and the Caribbean held their Assembly on 3 and 4 March at the Holy Martyrs Retreat House in Asunción, Paraguay.

More than 3,000 people have taken part in a signature campaign, demanding justice for late Jesuit Father Stan Swamy and others accused in a sedition case filed by India's pro-Hindu federal government.

Last December, seven migrants who had been in administrative irregularity were able to start working in entities of the Social Sector of the Society of Jesus in Catalonia.

Tony O’Riordan SJ has been on the airwaves again giving an update from Syria, one month on (March 6 2023) from the earthquake that devastated parts.

In response to the biddings of recent General Congregations, Fr. Arturo Sosa, SJ, established and supports a Commission on the role and responsibilities of women in the Society of Jesus.

The continental network "Churches and Mining" met in Quito, Ecuador, in February 2023. More than 50 people from different regions of Latin America gathered to feel and think about the situation of mining in our territories.

Fe y Alegría celebrates 68 years of service to popular communities and excluded sectors. The dream of social transformation born in Venezuela, in Caracas, on March 5, 1955, is still alive and has significant future challenges.

Since the beginning of the armed conflict in Ukraine, the coordinated response of Entreculturas and Alboan, together with the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) and other works of the Society of Jesus in Europe, made it possible to accompany 56,042 people fleeing the violence through 82,111 short- and medium-term assistance activities.

OLMA, Justice and Peace Commission of Brasilia and Brasilia Cultural Centre join efforts to reactivate monthly dialogues on themes pertinent to Brazilian society.

Fr Guiney and researcher Dr Sandra Racionero-Plaza, who serves as assistant coordinator, joined the major superiors of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP) in Chiang Mai to present the results of the audit within JCAP on the Three Basic Standards of Safeguarding: 1) having robust and live policies on safeguarding, 2) training and formation, and 3) having suitable protocols to deal with complaints and allegations.