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The Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat (SJES) invites you all to participate in Teaching Tuesdays. Over the next year, each Tuesday SJES will explore the basic principles of Catholic Social Teaching, drawing on the wisdom and experience of...

The Arrupe Jesuit Institute (AJI) began in Accra, Ghana’s capital, in November 2018 with meagre resources. Housed in a rented apartment in Kwabenya, a suburb of Accra, the centre started with no office furniture or equipment, no vehicle, and hardly any funds...

The experience of Jesuits “fighting” timber poaching in Nigeria by encouraging and supporting agricultural development.

A reflection arising from the experience of the Coordinator for Ecology of the South Asian Jesuit Conference.

Early June: Father General convenes his Extended Council (Consiglio Allargato) as he does every year. Throughout the week of 3 to 7 June, the focus was on the following topic: “Understanding and evaluating the Society’s commitment to the 4th UAP...

How the commitment to ecology and the environment was born and matured over the past 50 years in the Society of Jesus.

From May 13-17, the Secretaries of the Social Apostolate from each Conference, the facilitators of the four initiatives of the Global Ignatian Advocacy Network (GIAN), the members of the Advisory Council and the core team of the Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat met...

SJES invites Jesuits to join the Laudato Si’ Animator course. The secretary invites all companions to take advantage of this free online course on integral ecology promoted by the Laudato Si’ Movement.

The first in person meeting of the Conference Safeguarding Delegates and teams took place in Rome from 11 to 14 March 2024. Fr General, Arturo Sosa SJ, opened the meeting with a profound and inspiring talk. He emphasized that abuse is a social problem...

In the ever-evolving landscape of social action, the Madurai Jesuit Province finds itself at a crucial juncture, reflecting on its remarkable journey and contemplating the path ahead. This narrative unveils the Province’s pioneering efforts in social engagement, shaped by...

Inspired by the Gospel and united through Jesus Christ to those who suffer from injustice, the Society of Jesus is committed to social justice every day and in every part of the world.

The fruit of the Centre de Recherche et d’Action pour la Paix (Centre for Research and Action for Peace) is evident in the vocational training it offers young people.