Migration
TBC cancels spring programme amid coronavirus outbreak, Rerum Novarum and Wah Yan Colleges give free masks
The Beijing Center (TBC) has announced the cancellation of its spring 2020 semester abroad programme amid concerns of rising cases of the novel coronavirus. TBC...read more
Sending warmth to foreign fishermen in Taiwan
Rerum Novarum, the Jesuit social centre in Taipei dedicated to serving disadvantaged workers in vulnerable situations, gave winter supplies to foreign fishermen to help keep...read more
Integrating the Universal Apostolic Preferences into the mission of JRS Asia Pacific
The staff of Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Asia Pacific recently took stock of their work, while discerning the way forward in view of the Universal...read more
“Let us hear the cry of the crucified of the world”
“Continue the way opened by Jesus, without ever forgetting prayer, more and more sensitive to the cry of the crucified of this world.” This was...read more
The drive to teach in a conflict affected area
Ja Aung, a young woman from Myanmar, serves as a volunteer teacher in a school in Kachin State located in a non-government controlled area (NGCA)....read more
SJES: A journey of justice and reconciliation
This week, the Society of Jesus is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Secretariat for Social Justice and Ecology (SJES), born in 1969 at the...read more
Empowering Filipino migrant workers through leadership and entrepreneurship
Filipino migrant workers in Korea are getting a boost in the areas of leadership, financial literacy and social entrepreneurship. On October 12, the Jesuit Apostolic...read more
Not just numbers but people with dignity
Indonesia hosts some 14,000 refugees from countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia and Iraq. They arrive in Indonesia hoping to be approved for third-country resettlement,...read more
Raising awareness on the dangers of human trafficking in Indonesia
The Migrants and Refugees Section of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development published a 36-page document on “Pastoral Orientations on Human Trafficking” in...read more