GIAN: Promoting a genuine culture of hospitality and solidarity
JCAP Coordinator for the Migration Network Fr Min Johan Kim SJ (extreme left) with other GIAN Migration representatives The Global Ignatian Advocacy Network (GIAN) has issued a call to “all Jesuits,...
View ArticlePraying for victims of human trafficking
“Since six years ago, I have not heard news of my daughter. I have been looking for information about her, but have not found anything. I went to Soe looking for Sara Boli (the suspected trafficker),...
View Article“We could live our lives like human beings”
Fatimeh (not a real name) is a refugee from Afghanistan. She and her family arrived in Indonesia about five years ago. She relates her story to Fransica Asmiarsi, Program Manager of JRS Indonesia, of...
View ArticleFinding God among the Karen people in Myanmar
Sunrise in Karen State, Myanmar | Photo by Narongdet Chuanchuenchom “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves.” Proverbs 31:8 It has been three years since my colleagues and I started working...
View ArticleJCAP 2020 annual report now available online
A most significant event for the Society of Jesus was the release of the Universal Apostolic Preferences (UAP) in February 2019. In that spirit, this year’s annual report highlights the modest strides...
View ArticleJesuits of South Asia appeal for help for migrant labourers
Millions of Indian migrants who have left their villages to work in the cities now find themselves stranded with no job or money since the government imposed a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of...
View ArticleFrom retreat house to refugee centre
The Jesuit retreat house in Kamakura has transitioned into a shelter for refugees. The Retreat House of Martyrs of Japan is now renamed, Arrupe Nanmin (Refugee) Center, offering refugees a safe place...
View ArticleStanding with displaced people in Karen State
Refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) are considered among the most vulnerable people, and the Covid-19 crisis has put them at enormous risk. In Myanmar’s Karen State, IDPs living along the...
View ArticleJesuits in Europe highlight solidarity in message to European institutions
Image: www.vperemen.com |CC-BY-SA The major superiors of the Jesuits in Europe and the Near East have issued a joint statement calling for solidarity across the continent in this experience of the...
View ArticleCambodian Jesuit Mission on responding to Covid-19
Cambodia seems to have been spared from the worst health effects of the Covid-19 pandemic with cases remaining at 122 since 12 April, no deaths, and no new cases reported to date. Traffic is getting...
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