Migration
Raising awareness on the dangers of human trafficking in Indonesia
The Migrants and Refugees Section of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development published a 36-page document on “Pastoral Orientations on Human Trafficking” in...read more
A call for a compassionate and humane Australian society
With the Federal Election in Australia on May 18, the Catholic Alliance for People Seeking Asylum (CAPSA), in which Jesuit Social Services takes a lead...read more
Global Compacts: walking with the excluded and the marginalised
In a time of increased globalisation, it is a sign of the times to live with the “stranger”. How do we prepare for the increasing...read more
Confronting the global issue of refugees and migrants
The Migration Network of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific was in Seoul from April 24 to 29, to discuss how the Global Compacts on...read more
“I am among you as the one who serves”
As a young Vietnamese Jesuit in the process of formation, I came to Thailand for my regency after completing a three-year philosophy programme in Vietnam....read more
JRS International Director’s statement urging support for the Global Compacts on Refugees and Migration
A statement from Fr Thomas H Smolich SJ, Jesuit Refugee Service International Director The righteous will answer the king, ‘Lord, when was it that we...read more
Don’t fight migrants, but migration root causes
With the upcoming EU Heads of state meeting in Salzburg, Jesuits in Africa and Europe have expressed their concern over any narrative depicting migrants as...read more
Migration, an issue that hits close to home
“If I had not joined the Society, by now I would most probably also be working in a foreign country as a migrant worker like...read more
Fr General urges social apostolate to have a holy anger to bring about changes
This year’s annual meeting of the social apostolate coordinators in Rome was special. This time the coordinators were joined by the leaders of the Global...read more