The Conference of Jesuit Provincials of Latin America and the Caribbean, the Central American Jesuit Province and the Association of Universities entrusted to the Society of Jesus in Latin America have joined in condemning the Nicaraguan government for escalating violence … Continued
“We don’t want a dam! We don’t want a dam!” This was the cry of the Karen villagers living in Ei Tu Hta Refugee Camp in Karen State, Myanmar. Every year, on the International Day of Action for Rivers, they … Continued
“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 Fr General Arturo Sosa’s appeal to the more than 200 Jesuits and lay collaborators from … Continued
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). She is herself an Internally Displaced Person (IDP); she had to leave her hometown because … Continued
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 request of Fr Pedro Arrupe SJ. The anniversary is a kairos, a historic moment for … Continued
In his inaugural address based on the theme New Paths for the Church and for Integral Ecology, Pope Francis exhorted the 268 participants in the Pan-Amazon Synod not to chase the Holy Spirit away for the Creative Spirit is the … Continued
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 Center in Sogang University hosted the launching of the Ateneo Overseas Filipino Leadership, Innovation, Financial … Continued
My September was extremely eventful. My volunteering journey started with a month of just simply immersing myself in the school community and in the country. It is a great way to start and adjust to the culture and the environment … Continued
Second of two parts Thingangyun township is a slum area in the eastern part of Yangon where over 200,000 people live in tiny huts in the most basic conditions. As we walk through the narrow and slippery mud paths between … Continued
First of two parts As a secondary teacher in Australia, school holidays are an opportunity to rest and regenerate. Sometimes they present opportunities to travel and encounter the lives and cultures of people far different from our own. In July … Continued