Social Justice
Pope Francis visits Jesuit parish in Nairobi during Africa trip
Pope Francis visited the Jesuit-run St Joseph the Worker Church in a Nairobi slum during his six-day visit to Africa. Speaking at the church on...read more
Putting mercy in motion
On December 8, as a concrete sign of commitment to the Jubilee Year of Mercy, the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) launched the “Mercy in Motion”...read more
Service in the name of faith and science
The Manila Observatory is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, marking the milestone with a new website, three exhibitions, as well as conferences and seminars.read more
Urging Australia to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12
A group of prominent legal, human rights and social services organisations has urged Australia’s Attorneys-Generals to increase the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to...read more
Two years after Haiyan … a new life
A new life. That is how Lilia Advincula of Barangay Calvary Hill in Tacloban City described her community’s situation as they commemorated the second anniversary...read more
Learning from the Experiment
Fr Benny Juliawan SJ, Social Apostolate Coordinator of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific, shares a reflection on the recent Networking for Justice meeting in...read more
Pope Francis supports global education initiative for refugee children and youth
In a private audience with 15 refugees and friends and staff of Jesuit Refugee Service to commemorate the 35th anniversary of JRS on November 14,...read more
Honouring a nun’s dedication
Jesuit Refugee Service /USA will commemorate 35 years of working alongside refugees and the displaced on December 1, and present Sr Denise Coghlan RSM with...read more
Jesuits in Cambodia respond to Laudato si’
After the release of Laudato si’ in May and the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific’s response in July, the Jesuits in Cambodia met to reflect...read more