The long-awaited gathering of the East Asian Theological Encounter Programme (EATEP) happened in early July. Due to the pandemic, this year’s session was held online–a first for the group. There were 21 participants composed mostly of scholastics, a few Jesuit … Continued
Leaders and educators from our Jesuit global network of schools congregated online for the second Jesuit education (JESEDU) Global Colloquium hosted by the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP). The first gathering was held in Boston College, USA nine years … Continued
Indian tribal rights defender Fr Stan Swamy SJ died on Monday, 5 July, in Mumbai. He was 84 years old, and had been a Jesuit for 64 years and a priest for 51 years. Fr Jerry Cutinha SJ, Provincial of … Continued
The Buddhist Studies and Dialogue Group of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific has published a collection of lectures by world-renowned theologian Fr Michael Amaladoss SJ into a book titled, “Peoples’ Theology in Asia”. The book draws from a series … Continued
The Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific and the Jesuit Conference of South Asia with religious and lay leaders from around the world united in prayer on 2 June for the online Prayer Vigil for Myanmar and India hosted by Jesuit … Continued
Fr Rajat Purti SJ pronounced his Final Vows at the Parish of Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Battambang on 4 January. A Jesuit of the Ranchi Province in North India, Fr Rajat has been a missionary in Cambodia … Continued
Many of us have been inspired by Fr Stan Swamy SJ through his talks and writings as the former director of the Bangalore Indian Social Institute and an unflinching Adivasi human rights activist in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha, India. His … Continued
Human rights defender Fr Stan Swamy SJ has been taken into custody by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) of India for alleged Maoist links. Fr Stan, who is 83 years old and in poor health, has worked tremendously for the … Continued
I joined the Jesuits as a lay brother in 1960. I did my Novitiate and Juniorate at Vinayalaya, Mumbai, India. In those days we had the De Nobili College, which used to have over 250 Jesuits, from many countries and … Continued
Fr Paul Jackson SJ was an Australian missionary to Hazaribag and applied to Patna Province. He died in Patna, India, on 5 July 2020. Fr Jackson was a renowned Islamic scholar and a beloved friend to many who are engaged … Continued