Twelve socii from the various Provinces and Regions in the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP) met in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, for the JCAP Socii Meeting. Held from 25 to 29 November, the socii were joined by … Continued
Twenty-five Treasurers of our Jesuit Conference and their assistants gathered in Tokyo from 20 to 23 October for their yearly meeting held at the Jesuit Kamishakujii Residence. The participants were accommodated at the nearby Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception … Continued
Fr Roberto Jaramillo SJ, Secretary for Social Justice and Ecology (SJES) of the Society of Jesus in Rome, was in Jakarta recently. His visit provided an opportunity for dialogue with about 40 staff members of Sahabat Insan, the Jesuit centre … Continued
Members of the Commission on the Role and Responsibilities of the Society of Jesus have embarked on conference-level listening sessions—essentially conversations where we can revisit the objectives of the Women’s Commission in view of the results of our global survey … Continued
For a week, over a hundred representatives of primary and secondary Jesuit schools and federations from Asia Pacific, Europe, the United States, South Asia, South America, and Africa and Madagascar convened at De Britto Senior High School in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, … Continued
The Jesuit Apostolic Center, tucked in a quiet corner of the Sogang University campus in Mapo-gu, Seoul, hosted the biannual assembly of the major superiors of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP). From 15-19 July, the Korean Province welcomed … Continued
Recently, 15 safeguarders (as we are to be called) from each province or region in our Jesuit conference gathered in Bali, Indonesia. At first, I wondered why we were to meet in Bali, but as the meeting progressed, I realised … Continued
“A change of epoch” was a resonant phrase at the recently concluded Communication Conference Delegates Meeting held at the General Curia in Rome. The phrase may refer to the papacy of Francis—whose health is often a hot topic in the … Continued
Members of the International Commission on the Apostolate of Jesuit Education (ICAJE) convened in Rome at the end of May. The gathering focussed on ongoing discernment on Jesuit education and the consolidation of the Jesuit Global Network of Schools, launched … Continued
It has almost been three years to the day that the members of the Commission on the Role and Responsibilities of Women in the Society of Jesus were appointed by Fr General Arturo Sosa SJ. In 2021, the world was … Continued