After two years of meeting virtually, the International Commission on Jesuit Education (ICAJE) finally met face-to-face in Rome from 17 to 20 May. Fr Johnny Go SJ, Asia Pacific Secretary for Pre-Secondary and Secondary Education, represented our conference. The delegates … Continued
Poverty and reconciliation with creation Many intensive forms of environmental exploitation and degradation not only exhaust resources…but also undo the social structures…shaped cultural identity and their sense of meaning of life and community. (Pope Francis, Laudato Si, 145) To commit … Continued
In March 2021, Wishma Sandmali, a Sri Lankan woman, died in the Nagoya Detention Center. She came to Japan with a dream to teach English. While she was learning Japanese, she was physically assaulted by a classmate and was unable … Continued
“Father General, what is really new about the Universal Apostolic Preferences?” “I can answer it in different ways: Nothing new, everything new.” Fr Arturo Sosa was responding to Gollapalle Krupa Rao, a scholastic from the Jesuit Conference of South Asia … Continued
I attended the Discerning Leadership Accompaniment Network international gathering in Rome from 6 to 9 March. This was the first in-person gathering since the network was convened in 2019. Retreat directors and specialists in leadership coaching and group facilitation come … Continued
On 8 September 2021, the Jesuits in Indonesia celebrated the 50th anniversary of Indonesia as an independent province of the Society of Jesus. A thanksgiving Mass was held on 11 September celebrated by Indonesian Provincial, Fr Benedictus Hari Juliawan SJ, … Continued
Burma has always been an exotic, isolated country. Over the centuries, the Jesuits have undertaken three distinct missions in Myanmar, as Burma is now known. The most recent mission, which is just over 20 years old, was given a boost … Continued
Dear friends, The Easter narratives are consistent in their accounts that the women are the first group of people to whom the risen Lord appears. In these apparitions, the name of Mary Magdalene consistently appears in the four Gospels. In … Continued
The Migrants and Refugees Network of JCAP had the opportunity to gather online, and while there hadn’t been a meeting like this in a long time, it meant a lot. Listening to the stories of two victims, Sara Muzamil in … Continued
The Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific’s Reconciliation with Creation network is launching a search for young people engaged in ecological service projects across Asia Pacific, with significant impact or contribution to their communities in responding to the urgent ecological crisis … Continued