Development

In his presentation at the Kommende Dortmund Institute, Cardinal Czerny explored the Catholic concept of "integral human development. This vision challenges the prevailing development paradigm centered solely on economic growth.

On 31 July 2023, at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Lisbon, the fourth International Conference on the Care of Creation took place.

Jesuit Social Services’ Annual Dinner made a return this year after a hiatus amidst the pandemic and Senator Malarndirri McCarthy was the key speaker on the night that focused on social justice.

After two days of presentations, conversation and networking among attendees, the much-anticipated 2023 Africa Afya: Health for All International Conference organised by the Jesuit Justice and Ecology Network – Africa (JENA) and its sister organisation, the Africa Jesuit AIDS Network (AJAN) concluded Thursday, 12th January 2023.

Haiti is one of the poorest and most backward countries on the planet, and after the devastating earthquake of 2010—it is now in a new economic and political crisis.

The Society of Jesus in Mexico has issued a statement condemning the army's classification of the Jesuit social centre "Miguel Agustín Prodh" as a "pressure group", as well as other actions against the congregation. We share the communiqué: We condemn the classification of the Centro Prodh as a "pressure group" and the military monitoring of religious, after the Cerocahui murders

The Centro de Investigación y Promoción del Campesinado - CIPCA, a social centre of the Society of Jesus in Peru, on the occasion of its 50th anniversary, is organising the International Forum: "Rural Territories in Latin America: Challenges". The forum will be held on 17 and 18 November, in person and online, from 8:30 am (Peruvian time).

Senior figures from the Catholic Church in Africa are calling for world leaders to finally agree to provide finance for Loss and Damage to help countries in the continent facing the devastating impacts of climate change at the annual UN climate conference (COP27) taking place in Egypt from 7 to 18 November 2022.

Through the analysis of different documents and studies in the most different countries of our continent, the Integral Ecology Group of the Network of Social Centres of the Conference of Provinces for Latin America and the Caribbean (CPAL) noted an absence of technical and conceptual subsidies that address the environment and systemic corruption.