Social Justice
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
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
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
No more dancing houses
A dancing house. This is how many survivors of Typhoon Haiyan describe the substandard relocation houses that have been built. "If you shake them, they...read more
Philippine Jesuits issue statement on fighting the evil of illegal drugs
The Jesuits have joined other Church voices in the Philippines in decrying the summary killings in the fight against drugs in the country. [pullquote align=right]...read more
Putting the person back into the dynamic cycle of life
“If you think climate change is bad, you’re not prepared to live in this world at all,” said Fr Pedro Walpole SJ in an interview...read more
Addressing the “bookends of rejection” in Australian history
Australian Jesuit Provincial Fr Brian McCoy has announced a project to bring together the Jesuits' concerns for Indigenous Australians and asylum seekers, which he describes...read more
Working with Vietnamese migrant workers in Japan to help their country
Once a year, the lilt of the t’rung and the rise and fall of the sounds of the danbau transport audiences at a charity concert...read more