Join Ecojesuit’s webinar series Stepping Forward for the Common Good
06/09/2021.- Last April 22, the Justice in Mining Network endorsed the Ignatian commitment to advocate for climate justice proposed by Ecojesuit to the Ignatian Family. In line with the points set out in this commitment, this Friday, June 11th 2021, Ecojesuit will launch Stepping Forward for the Global Common Good, a workshop series to promote …
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An investigation done by Jesuit organizations examines the link between human insecurity and extractive development in Honduras
05/24/2021.- The report “Mining, Environmental Health and Human Security in Honduras” published this May investigates the quality of life and water in Abisinia, Nueva Esperanza, and San Francisco Locomapa, three rural communities affected by mining and other extractive activities. This research has been conducted by two Jesuit organizations: the Saint Louis University College for Public …
Join us next in the Global Prayer Vigil for the Ignatian Year
On May 20th of 1521, 500 years ago, St. Ignatius of Loyola was wounded in the battle of Pamplona. This injury shattered his dreams of worldly glory and put him on a way of conversion which would ultimately lead to the foundation of the Society of Jesus. This year is an opportunity to celebrate this …
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Fr Stan Swamy ill with suspected Covid-19
We share the press release issued this morning by the Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat of the Society of Jesus in Rome on the occasion of the worsening health condition of Father Stan Swamy, unjustly imprisoned in India since last October. 84-year-old Jesuit gravely ill in prison with “headache, fever and cough” 17/05/2021, Rome.- Fr …
Catholic investors call on Brazilian government to better protect the Amazon and the rights of its indigenous population
29/03/2021.- On 29 March 2021, a group of nearly 100 Catholic institutions, led by The Special Commission on Integral Ecology and Mining for the Brazilian Bishops’ Conference (CNBB), the international Catholic network Global Catholic Climate Movement (GCCM) and the German Catholic Church Bank Bank für Kirche und Caritas (BKC) sent a letter to high-ranking Brazilian …
Sign the petition to release Fr. Stan Swamy SJ
13/01/2021.- In recent weeks the campaign in solidarity with Jesuit Stan Swamy SJ and 15 other human rights defenders unjustly imprisoned in India has redoubled its efforts to call for their immediate release. Father Stan was arrested on 8 October 2020 by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) at his residence in Ranchi, Jharkhand state, …
83 year old Jesuit jailed for terrorism in India
Stan Swamy had been fighting for indigenous people’s rights in India for 40 years until he was arrested. Today various organizations have come together to demand his release. “What is happening to me is not something unique that happens to me alone. We are all aware of how prominent intellectuals, lawyers, writers, poets, activists, students, …
Xavier Network together with the Jesuit Conference of Africa and Madagascar call on European and African political leaders: Climate Action cannot wait
24/11/2020.- The 26th UN climate summit known as COP26 was to take place in Glasgow on November 9. However, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the organisers decided to postpone the event that will finally take place from 1 to 12 November 2021. Despite the postponement, there is no doubt that it will be an essential …
Good News: After Mexico’s ratification, the Escazu Agreement will enter into force
23/11/2020.- On November 5, the Mexican Senate approved the Bill to pass the Escazú Agreement’s ratification, for many the most important environmental agreement in history, which creates a new environmental action tool for Latin America and the Caribbean. Thus, Mexico gives access to its entry into force in the next 90 days, becoming the 11th …
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