The Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP) has launched a new Apostolic Plan approved by Fr General Arturo Sosa SJ that will guide the mission in Asia Pacific from 2021 to 2025. The plan establishes the conference’s desire “to walk … Continued
Tributes from friends of Fr Adolfo Nicolás SJ on the occasion of the first anniversary of his death on 20 May 2021 On 25 February 1961, I was among the Jesuit scholastics in the Japanese language school in Yokosuka, Japan, … Continued
From 2019 to 2020, more than half of Indonesia’s population accessed the internet.[1] The average time an Indonesian spends on the internet is 7 hours and 59 minutes with 3 hours and 26 minutes especially on social media.[2] Unsurprisingly, majority … Continued
In contemporary society, the safeguarding of minors at the secular level involves community-based awareness raising, education, prevention, and intervention systems. For the Catholic Church, such interventions, particularly the education effort, must not only be at par with or better than … Continued
Several countries within the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific have been experiencing difficult challenges recently and in the past months. They highlight the importance of coming together urgently to address these challenges. Crisis in Myanmar The situation in Myanmar is … Continued
On 12 February, the parish of St Ignatius, Singapore, marked its 60th Jubilee. It was the fruit of the Irish Jesuits who were first diverted to Singapore to start the mission by default when their intention to go to China … Continued
Newness of life is a dominant theme we find in the Easter narratives. There is a marked shift in the disposition of the disciples: from being fearful to courageous and from being desperate to hopeful. Faith prevailed over skepticism. The … Continued
We might think that people who care about religion would also care more about the environment. Yet, look around or look within, and you’ll find that’s not always the case. We Christians have a long way to go in understanding … Continued
In May 2020, the Social Ministries of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific collected information on Jesuit responses to the Covid-19 pandemic to identify areas of collaboration on the conference and global levels. The survey asked five questions: the initiatives … Continued
On 19 March, the Feast of St Joseph – the Patron of the Society of Jesus, the Myanmar Jesuit Mission became a dependent region of the Philippine Province. Since Jesuits first returned to Myanmar in 1997, Jesuits from many places … Continued