Ricci sainthood cause moves to the Vatican
25 May 2013

Ricci sainthood cause moves to the Vatican

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It has taken more than 400 years, but the sainthood cause of Jesuit Matteo Ricci, the 16th-century missionary to China, appears to be back on track.

Bishop Claudio Giuliodori, apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Macerata, Italy, where Fr Ricci was born in 1552, formally closed the diocesan phase of the sainthood process on May 10. The cause now moves to the Congregation for Saints’ Causes at the Vatican.

Bishop Aloysius Jin Luxian SJ – in memoriam
28 Apr 2013

Bishop Aloysius Jin Luxian SJ – in memoriam

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Bishop Jin of Shanghai, a prominent and controversial figure in the Church of China, died on April 27 aged 96 following a long struggle against pancreatic cancer.  His prominence was reflected in the title of his biography Le Pape Jaune (the Yellow Pope), written by French journalist Dorian Malovic in 2006. 

Fr Michael Kelly SJ offers this article in memoriam.

What mission takes

Jesuit university proposed in Hong Kong
22 Feb 2013

Jesuit university proposed in Hong Kong

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Plans for a Jesuit Liberal Arts College (JLAC) in Hong Kong reached a new level in January with the convening of a two-day inaugural College Board of Trustees meeting. The trustees gathered in Hong Kong to discuss the academic and strategic planning of the JLAC and visit the Queen’s Hill site, where the Jesuits hope to locate the university.

Update on JCAP’s strategy on ecology
27 Jan 2013

Update on JCAP’s strategy on ecology

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The Jesuit Conference Asia Pacific (JCAP) continues to seek venues to strengthen reflection, and network through participation in formation programmes, and institutional and province reviews.  In Asia Pacific, there are continuous challenges of social and environmental injustice, limited basic education for the poor, and the needed revision of values in a culture of consumerism.  

Whither the way in education
19 Dec 2012

Whither the way in education

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The Jesuits and partners in Cambodia continue to discern the way forward in education.  In October, four educators from the various parts of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific visited Cambodia as part of the Cambodian Mission’s Preparatory Planning Mission (PPM) team.  The local members of the PPM included three Jesuits, Frs OH Indon and Gabby Lamug-Nanawa and Br Ham Toeun, and two partners, Sr Ljudmila Anzic (Salesians) and Br Terry Heinrich (Marists). 

17 Jesuits ordained deacon
18 Sep 2012

17 Jesuits ordained deacon

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Seventeen Jesuit scholastics were ordained deacon in Manila on September 8.  They were an international group from nine Provinces and Regions in three Conferences, Asia Pacific, South Asia and Africa. Six of the new deacons are from the Philippine Province and the other 11 from Arrupe International Residence (AIR).

Reflections on Jesuit Identity
16 Sep 2012

Reflections on Jesuit Identity

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At the International Colloquium on Jesuit Secondary Education in Boston, Fr Danny Huang SJ, Regional Assistant for Asia Pacific, posed 10 points of reflection from the Procurates, that he said would be useful to discuss in Jesuit schools, Provinces and Regions.

1. Apostolic instruments
Do we understand ourselves and function as apostolic missions? How?