Education

In an interview, Fr Hans Zollner SJ, the director of the Child Protection Centre at the Pontifical University of Gregorian and a member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, who helped prepare the meeting of the Presidents of Bishops’ Conferences on abuse and child protection in Rome at the end of February says,

A 2-day international conference from March 7-9 in the Vatican reflected on how the world’s religions can help in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that the United Nations member states set in 2015 to be achieved by 2030.

On February 14, the Jesuits at Mount Street hosted an important conference exploring how orders and institutions within the Catholic Church can promote clean energy for a zero-carbon future. Key speaker Lorna Gold, Coordinator of the Laudato Si' Project at Trocaire and Vice Chair of the Global Catholic Climate Movement,

Xavier Jeyaraj SJ, the Director of Jesuit Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat - Rome, spoke at Jesuit parishes and schools about Ignatian leadership. In speaking to young people at schools and to groups in parishes Fr Xavier emphasized that we all have the potential to be leaders in today’s challenging climate, but that involves having the courage to say truth to power.

On March 1stJesuit European Social Centre (JESC) welcomed the first fellows of the European Leadership Program (ELP). The director of JESC, Fr. Peter Rožič says, “These young people will play a leadership role with strong spiritual and ethical values rather than personal ambition.

Formerly known as Jesuits Africa Social Centres Network (JASCNET) has been rebranded as Jesuit Justice and Ecology Network Africa (JENA). The JENA is a diverse community of faith-inspired Jesuit NGOs, also known as Social Centres, related Jesuit Institutions,

Last Thursday, 35000 students walked for the climate. A growing number. Bravo! Go for it! It is their generation’s struggle. A struggle for the survival of all mankind: One of their slogans was: “Man does not run toward its doom, he is getting there by car”.

On the new site, users can find the first global map of international networks related to the mission of the Society of Jesus. At the time of the launch, there are 81 in total. The new site also serves as a resource library with the latest documents on the topics of networking and collaboration as they relate to the Society of Jesus.

Between March 4 and 6, summoned by CPAL, 51 persons, including 19 Jesuits, came together in Lima to reflect on political alternatives to the Venezuelan crisis. They say, “The pain and growing misery of the Venezuelan people, inside and outside their country, saddens us and challenges us…

As part of the collaborative work, AUSJAL and Pan Amazonian Ecclesial Network (REPAM) jointly organized a Regional meeting on the Synod of the Amazon at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC, Brazil).