Advocacy

On May 25, the Press Office of the Holy See published the Message of Pope Francis for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation 2023 with the theme: "Let Justice and Peace Flow".

For real change to be apparent, we need systematic change to resolve devastation to our natural eco-systems. Earlier this year, we launched our Water Appeal which centred around world water month and the importance of groundwater for our very survival.

A high-profile delegation of Maasai representatives starts a tour in several European countries this May, seeking international support to halt the ongoing forced evictions and human rights abuses against the Maasai people in Tanzania.

Recent U.S. decisions regarding the termination of Title 42 (in effect until Thursday, May 11, 2023) and agreements with other countries in the region are generating major impacts that violate the guarantee of Human Rights, particularly the right to request International Protection.

In response to the humanitarian crisis in Sudan, the Jesuit Justice and Ecology Network Africa (JENA) echoes the words of Pope Francis in his encyclical Fratelli Tutti, "Every human being has the right to life, and this right is not negotiable."

A digital forensic firm based in the US has confirmed that the accusation of sedition against Fr Stan Swamy SJ was based on false evidence, and that Fr Swamy, who died on 5 July 2021, while incarcerated and undergoing treatment at a hospital in Mumbai, was framed.

The people of Myanmar are gathering at the feet of the Virgin Mary to plead fervently, with inner emotion and spiritual participation, for healing and peace.

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) has named Canadian Jesuits International (CJI) as one of four Catholic organizations raising funds in response to the the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on Monday, February 6.

The organisations that make up the "A Vida por um Fio" [or"Life on a String"] Campaign of Self-Protection of Threatened Communities and Leaders released on Tuesday (7 February) a statement on the tragedy of the Yanomami Peoples.

With the Jesuit Refugee Service, which has been present in Aleppo for ten years, two other NGOs have set up an emergency protocol.