Peace

“Peace cannot be decreed or imposed: it is built and woven thread by thread.” With this conviction, expressed by Fr Luis Gerardo Moro Madrid, SJ, Provincial of the Society of Jesus in Mexico, the Second National Dialogue for Peace was inaugurated at ITESO, a Jesuit university in Guadalajara...

The following article was written with information provided by Fr Michael Zammit Mangion, SJ – the Provincial of the Near East and Maghreb Province since 2020. He provided an on-the-ground testimony of Jesuit relief efforts in Lebanon.

Recent military operations in the Middle East have triggered widespread violence across the region. Missile and drone attacks in multiple countries are once again resulting in civilian casualties and forcing mass displacement of families, with leaving their homes in search of safety...

The Holy Father’s prayer intention for the month of March invites nations to opt for dialogue, diplomacy, and disarmament.

“Why pray for peace if God, who has our best interests at heart, knows what we need? The insights of the Buddhist tradition and the solidarity between us all represented by the communion of saints in the Catholic tradition offer some possible answers...”

“Dear companions, as we approach the light at the end of Advent, we are called to moments of solemn reflection: times when we acknowledge not only the grace and blessings we have received this past year, but also the shadows and challenges – not just for us alone as individuals, but as a worldwide family...”

In 2021, JWL responded to students’ and graduates’ numerous requests for higher education in the Sinjar region and, in collaboration with Nadia’s Initiative, opened a learning centre in Sinuni, followed by a second one in Sinjar City in 2022. JWL’s Peace Leader programme...

More than 500 years ago – on September 1, 1523 – Ignatius of Loyola made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. It was his fervent desire to live and work there as a simple servant of God until his death. However, with war in the region looming he was forced to return to Europe where he would...

Three common ingredients of the JRS commitment for reconciliation throughout the world, for instance in Cambodia, Uganda, Syria, Ethiopia, India. Not only seeking justice, but also healing the wounds of injustice...

South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, has been profoundly shaped by protracted conflict, political instability, and economic fragility since gaining independence in 2011. Despite the optimism that accompanied statehood, the country has been beset by recurrent...

Let us pray that societies where coexistence seems more difficult might not succumb to the temptation of confrontation for ethnic, political, religious or ideological reasons.

South Sudan is a country that, after decades of civil war, gained independence in 2011. It has a population of over 13.4 million people, comprising 60 indigenous ethnic groups, each with its own language and customs...