Testimonies

8 March is an important day for the rights of all women in the world, but today is a special day for Eveline in particular: today she opened a small business in Chad, while her 7-year-old daughter goes to school for the first time.

Caring for our home planet drives Cristina Molina, who is keen to understand the link between ecology and spirituality.

Akhfaa, who is 19 years old, is one of ten student-boarders who reside with his family in the Pesantren. Founded in 2008 by Nissa, the boarding school aims to teach young men the Qur’an and farming practices of agroecology.

Ho Chi Minh Ville (Agenzia Fides) - "To serve God through the poor, in whom Christ is present, and to be with them every day" is the desire of Peter Pham Minh Hung, a priest from the parish of Vuon Xoai, belonging to the archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh Ville, in South Vietnam.

I came to the Discerning Leadership Program as an empty cup. I did not have any knowledge about leadership. The emptiness came from the weakness I felt from my lack of knowledge. I brought an empty glass into the meeting room each day and put it on the table in front of me. And each day, the glass filled up.

I am privileged to have participated in the AJAN HIV and AIDS Prevention Programme for the Youth (AHAPPY), facilitated by a competent and professional team from the African Jesuits AIDS Network (AJAN). The programme hosted by the Arrupe Jesuit University Community was one of a kind.

Vitaliy Osmolovskyy is a Ukrainian Jesuit who has been in Poland working to support refugees fleeing the war but also combatants on the front lines. He was in Lisbon a few days ago and gave his testimony.

Taking the leap of faith for service twice is a gift and a privilege. I am very happy that I am given this opportunity, and I thank God for my second life after surviving Covid. It feels good to be back with the Jesuits–after so many years–and their spirituality of a faith that does justice.

“My name is Roberto. I have a wife and three young children. We are originally from the state of Morelos, Mexico. Our life in Morelos was beautiful. We lived in a small town nestled in the mountains.

Anna was a 13-year-old student in Kharkov when war woke her up in the middle of the night on February 24. "My mother woke me up with the words that the war had begun and my native Kharkov was attacked.