Strengthening disaster preparedness and evacuation strategies in Payatas
February 23, 2015
There is an increasing focus on disaster preparedness in the Philippines, although this is happening at different levels. The general…
New deacons in three Jesuit Provinces/Regions
February 23, 2015
Two months into 2015, there are already nine new Jesuit deacons in the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific – two…
First Jesuit community college
February 23, 2015
The first Jesuit community college, Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago, is scheduled to open in August. The college will…
Album for Pope Francis in top 10 charts in the Philippines
February 23, 2015
The album produced by the Jesuit Music Ministry (JMM) for the Philippine Papal Visit made it to the top 10…
A Lenten proposal from Cambodia
February 23, 2015
The Jesuits in Cambodia have proposed a fast from pollution this Lent. Why pollution? Their response is that “Pollution weakens…
Buddhist and Catholic blessings for the education project land in Sisophon
February 15, 2015
An inter-religious ceremony was recently held to bless the land for the Xavier Jesuit School Project. Msgr Enrique (Kike) Figaredo SJ,…
Jesuits celebrate 400 years in Vietnam
January 29, 2015
More than 3,000 people joined the Jesuits in Vietnam for the close of a yearlong celebration of the arrival of…
An unlikely moneyman in the delta
January 29, 2015
At Kanyintabin village, a community nestled on the bank of the vast Pyamalaw River, Jesuit Scholastic Cyril Nay Myo Htet,…
A gift from Timor Leste
January 29, 2015
Indonesian scholastic Anggun Sugiyono SJ left the recent Scholastics and Brothers Circle (SBC) meeting with a greater understanding of the…
Fr General visits Jesuit Chinese and Vietnamese Provinces
January 28, 2015
Fr Adolfo Nicolás SJ, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, spent two weeks in Asia Pacific in January, visiting…