Province News

The Rohingya are God’s own people
“What we saw and experienced in the camps was beyond comprehension,” reported Fr Dunstan Vinny Joseph SJ, Socius of the Myanmar Jesuit Mission upon returning...read more

A call for action on Manus Island crisis
Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Australia and Jesuit Social Services have joined other Catholic organisations in expressing grave concern for the humanitarian crisis on Manus Island...read more

New deacons urged to be solid, humble and living blocks of the Church
Nine Jesuits from three countries in the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP) were ordained deacons on October 28, the feast of Saints Simon and...read more

Migrant workers come back to their “mother’s home”
“Returning to Rerum Novarum Center is like coming home,” said Hanh. Hanh and many other migrant workers like her who had sought the comfort of...read more

Historic day for Railaco mission in Timor-Leste
October 7 was a historic day for the Catholic community in Railaco and the Jesuit community in Timor-Leste. The quasi-parish of Railaco was canonically erected...read more

Why not I?
The first time Fr Joseph You Guo Jiang SJ met a priest, he did not know he was a priest. He was an undergraduate studying...read more

Jesuit health centre in Timor-Leste officially opens
The Centro de Saúde Daniel Ornelas (CSDO) health centre was inaugurated recently as part of the healthcare project of the Jesuits in Timor-Leste. Besides providing...read more

Sowing the seeds of education to serve ethnic minorities in Thailand
The threat of rain did not dampen the clear joy of the first students of Xavier Learning Community. It was the official opening and blessing...read more

The Jesuits take on a parish in a conflict zone in Myanmar
On September 29, St Michael’s Parish in Nanhlaing village in Banmaw Diocese was formally entrusted to the care of the Jesuits. The handover ceremony was...read more