As a 14-year-old crossed Africa and Mediterranean, now Jesuits help in his new life in Spain. Watch Jesuit Stories
What do poor sub-Saharan teenagers and a Salvadorian family prosecuted by local gangs have in common?
All of them found home in La Ventilla, a district of Spain’s capital, Madrid, where - hand by hand - Jesuits, other religious and lay collaborators work tirelessly to offer the best possible help to migrants and refugees from all around the world.
Watch the third weekly episode of “Jesuit Stories” video series about Jesuit initiatives around the world.
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