Fr Stephen Chow Sau Yan SJ was installed as the 9th Bishop of Hong Kong on 4 December in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. The episcopal ordination was officiated by Cardinal John Tong Hon. The whole diocese welcomed their … Continued
On the second Sunday of Advent, 5 December, five Vietnamese Jesuits – three priests and two brothers – professed their Final Vows in a Mass presided by Vietnamese Provincial Fr Vincent Pham Van Mam SJ in the chapel of Saint … Continued
Fr Dennis Gabriel Lamug-Nañawa SJ solemnly professed his Final Vows on 3 December, feast of St Francis Xavier, and International Day of Persons with Disabilities, at the Oratory of St Ignatius of Loyola, Loyola House of Studies, Quezon City. Before … Continued
Six Vietnamese Jesuit deacons were ordained priests in the chapel of St Joseph Jesuit Scholasticate in Thu Duc, on 3 December by Most Rev Emmanuel Nguyen Hong Son, Bishop of Ba Ria Diocese. The new priests are Fathers Francis Xavier … Continued
Eight scholastics, one of them from the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific, were ordained as deacons by Bishop Vicente de Paula Ferreira CSsR on 27 November in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Calisto Seco Colo from Timor-Leste was ordained alongside Ashton Isheanesu … Continued
Cambodia is the new chair of the ASEAN, and in some ways will shape the agenda of meetings over the coming year. Hot topics are Myanmar and the South China Sea. Meetings have been held very recently between ASEAN and … Continued
In celebration of its milestone 40th anniversary, Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Asia Pacific has launched a commemorative online exhibition that showcases the history of its service and solidarity with refugees, as well as eye-opening personal stories of people JRS has … Continued
The Association of Indonesian Jesuit Schools Alumni (AAJI) organised a blood donation drive on the first week of November. Even without the pandemic, the demand for blood is increasing worldwide. Inspired by the Jesuit motto of “becoming men and women … Continued
After two and half years of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Jesuits and parishioners of Sacred Heart Parish, which is also Cebu’s Archdiocesan Shrine of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Cebu, Philippines) had their first parish outing in October. It … Continued
Fr Thomas H O’Gorman SJ died at the age of 89 on 22 November at the Jesuit Health and Wellness Center in Manila. He had served the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP) for many decades. News of his death … Continued