Australian Province (ASL)
Opening our minds to unlock our potential as a society
This World Refugee Day, the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) has called for everyone to embrace refugees as part of their communities by providing them with...read more
Missionary of Mercy on wheels
A large motor home has become a beacon of hope for the Catholic community of Maitland-Newcastle Diocese, as the mobile base of Fr Richard Shortall...read more
Caring for the environment at school
Educate Magis has released a video that showcases some of the work being done by Jesuit schools around the world in response to Pope Francis’...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
Being part of building Timor-Leste
Australian scholastic Andy Nguyen SJ is putting his training as an architect to good use in Timor-Leste, where he is doing the second year of...read more
JRS urges Australia to increase humanitarian intake
The impact of the Syrian refugee crisis in Europe has jolted Australia into realising that it needs to respond more urgently and generously to the...read more
Australian Jesuit Province launches new policy for safeguarding children
On September 8, Fr Brian McCoy, Provincial of the Australian Jesuit Province, flagged the release of the Province Policy for Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults....read more
Dropping off the edge
The recent Jesuit Social Services study of disadvantage, Dropping off the Edge 2015 has aroused widespread interest in Australia.read more
Converging in Melbourne to discuss social communications
Delegates from across Asia Pacific gathered in Melbourne for a three-day meeting recently, sharing experiences and building bridges between the diverse social communication works in...read more