Ecojesuit has expressed strong support for the Global Climate Strike this September. Organisers of the event are calling on people from around the world to disrupt business as usual by walking out of their homes, their classrooms, their offices, their … Continued
Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, DC has partnered with Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine (PNT), a public medical school in Ho Chi Minh City, for the advancement of medical training and research in Vietnam and the USA. … Continued
The Ecology Program of the Jesuit Service Cambodia is collaborating with local communities and schools in protecting significant local natural resources and in sharing practicable research information on important environmental issues. One of the major themes of the Ecology Program … Continued
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 January. The aim was to provide guidance in understanding, preventing and eradicating the trafficking of … Continued
The movement for climate action has seen tremendous growth in the last couple of years. While climate change strikes and rallies are grabbing headlines, the forthcoming Laudato si’ Spirituality for Action workshop offers an approach to deepen our current actions … Continued
It has been 20 years since the surrender of the Khmer Rouge, but Cambodia remains deeply scarred by decades of war and conflict. One of the poorest countries in the world, it has vastly inadequate healthcare and education infrastructure. Just … Continued
The community of Fatunero, a village in the mountain slope of Suco Leorema in Liquiça, Timor-Leste, rejoiced over a new water facility installed with the help of Jesuit Mission Australia and Jesuit Social Service-Timor-Leste (JSS). What many people take for … Continued
The leaders of two Australian Jesuit Province social ministries, Jesuit Social Services and Jesuit Refugee Service Australia have signed an MOU to jointly convene the Catholic Alliance for People Seeking Asylum (CAPSA). This collaboration comes out of a mutual desire … Continued
“Communication is an instrument of the fight against abuse, not a technique of defence”, said Fr Federico Lombardi SJ during a talk with the communication delegates of the six Jesuit conferences around the world. Fr Lombardi, who has worked in … Continued
With the Federal Election in Australia on May 18, the Catholic Alliance for People Seeking Asylum (CAPSA), in which Jesuit Social Services takes a lead role, has issued a statement calling for a “commitment from all sides of party politics … Continued