Indigenous Ministry
Pursuing a synodal path in the social ministry
The second virtual gathering of the social ministry networks ended on 8 October, with a range of ideas on how the Jesuit conference can move...read more
Growing canopies and strengthening communities in the forests of Southeast Asia
At the beginning of the year, Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Asia Pacific with the Indigenous, Youth, and Reconciliation with Creation ministries of the Jesuit Conference...read more
Tribal youth join hands in planting 6,000 trees
Indigenous young people from a small village called Waterfalls in Magpet, North Cotabato in the southern part of Philippines have committed to Jesuit Refugee Service...read more
Nurturing an inclusive age of wisdom and spirit
Our global home abounds with sacred springs of an immemorial ancestral, mystical, and religiocultural wisdom. The Asian School of Wisdom (ASW) was first blessed by...read more
Fr Stan Swamy SJ, tribal rights activist, passes away
Indian tribal rights defender Fr Stan Swamy SJ died on Monday, 5 July, in Mumbai. He was 84 years old, and had been a Jesuit...read more
40,000 trees for 40 years of Jesuit Refugee Service
To mark the 40th anniversary of the founding of Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) by Fr Pedro Arrupe, JRS Asia Pacific is launching a yearlong environmental...read more
Social entrepreneurship and educating the next generation of ethnic leaders
Nearly everywhere in the world, ethnic minorities remain among the poorest and most marginalised peoples. They suffer disproportionately in areas like health, education, and livelihood,...read more
XLC students get hands-on training experience
Xavier Learning Community (XLC) has a motto that everyone has memorised: “Growing in community, sharing with society”. The motto serves to inspire their students, the...read more
Celebrating love and diversity among indigenous youth
This pandemic has inevitably changed the way we celebrate. Physical gatherings are risky, potential super spreader events where people might catch the virus. The next...read more