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

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.

On Wednesday, April 10, the European Parliament voted on the European Pact on Asylum and Migration. JRS Europe directors jointly opposed the pact and urged European institutions to reject it: "We cannot support a system that will allow the systematic detention of thousands of people, including children, at the EU external borders."

Despite challenges posed by the current conflict in Southern Lebanon, Joseph Nassar SJ reports that the Ain Ebel Centre, in collaboration with the Order of Malta and the local Municipality, remains faithful to its mission to provide healthcare, humanitarian efforts and agricultural initiatives. Its mobile dispensary serves 30 villages with essential medical services. Comprehensive training programmes promote human development and resilience.

They reviewed the status of current emergencies to which the Xavier Network is responding, including those in Syria, Ukraine, Haiti, and Nepal. Much has been accomplished at the level of coordination in programming emergency and disaster response and developing standard policies such as safeguarding policies. Yet much remains to be done. They shared a commitment to cooperation and service.

In 2023, Jesuits in Britain completed a carbon audit covering all their assets. As part of the follow-up in 2024, the report 'Responding to our Carbon Footprint' prompts them, and all working with them, to reduce emissions by addressing their lifestyle choices. They aim to reach Net Zero carbon-related emissions by 2050 and, more urgently, halve those emissions by 2030.

Contributing to the success of the session was the outstanding Irish hospitality, orchestrated by the director of the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice.

This document provides a legal rationale, identifying existing EU laws that relate to Future Generations and pointing out areas where legislation is lacking.

The Our Daily Bread webinar, on January 25th 2024, provided a deep dive into the crucial role played by Faith Based Organisations (FBOs) in shaping sustainable agriculture across Europe.

JESC launches the first issue of a series on guides on sustainability which addresses the topic of carbon neutrality from the prism of science and integral ecology.