On December 22, 2018, Colégio de Sto Inácio de Loiola (CSIL) in Kasait, Timor-Leste graduated its first cohort of students. Of the 103 graduates, there were 47 boys and 53 girls. Sixty-one graduates were part of the pioneering group of … Continued
For over 50 years, the East Asian Pastoral Institute (EAPI) has become the Asian hub for theological renewal, updating, experimentation and exploration for the Church. Its current residential programmes, namely the Pastoral Leadership and Management for Mission, Pastoral Education and … Continued
On December 2, 2018 Fr Arturo Sosa SJ, arrived in Ho Chi Minh City. It was his first visit to Vietnam. Fr Provincial Vincent Pham Van Mam SJ and the Vietnamese Jesuits warmly welcomed Fr General, accompanied by Regional Assistant … Continued
By December 8, 2018, Fr General Arturo Sosa SJ was on the second leg of his trip to Asia Pacific: Manila, Philippines. He had flown in from Vietnam where he visited Jesuit communities and participated in province events. Fr General … Continued
The gathering of the Jesuit Companions in Indigenous Ministry (JCIM) in Chiang Mai, Thailand from November 30 to December 5 enabled us who are working in the indigenous peoples (IP) apostolate in Asia Pacific to have a more in-depth experience … Continued
How do Muslims see us? The silence around the table that greeted the question was deep against the backdrop of firecrackers intermittently exploding outside. Fr Victor Edwin SJ, Director of Vidyajyoti Centre for Christian Muslim Relations in New Delhi, softly … Continued
If I had to summarise with a single word what I had just experienced in the Scholastics and Brothers Circle workshop in Taiwan from December 15 to 24, I would say “richness”. In the 10 days during which we, scholastics … Continued
Community-building, immersion, daily Masses, city tour, academic lectures, periods of reflection, food expeditions, museum visits, efficient train rides, Christmas festivities and lasting friendships – these are just some of the tags that can summarise the 10-day Scholastics and Brothers Circle … Continued
Fr Phongphand Phokthavi, known fondly as Fr Jub, pronounced his Final Vows on January 3, Solemnity of the Holy Name of Jesus, in St John’s Church, Siem Reap. Bishop Enrique Figaredo SJ, Apostolic Prefecture of Battambang, celebrated the Mass. On … Continued
As we turn the calendar to 2019, we take a look back on a few of the most significant moments in the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific in 2018. January 21 to 25Bendum, Bukidnon, Philippines The Reconciliation with Creation … Continued