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“Life is About Interactions”: Solidarity Week at Loyola Academy

To provide a tangible sense of the experiences of refugees, Loyola Academy utilized the Jesuit Refugee Service refugee simulation program as a capstone experience during Solidarity Week, held in April.
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St. Thomas More Catholic Community in St. Paul, MN Becomes Second U.S. Jesuit Sanctuary Parish

St. Thomas More will support a sanctuary effort by opening space within the Parish Center for individuals facing deportation, especially where deportation would separate parents from their children or would separate people brought to the United States as children from the only homes they have ever truly known.
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Jesuit Refugee Service Expresses Great Disappointment Over Recent Executive Order

"Our Catholic and Jesuit identity calls us to welcome the stranger and to approach different faith traditions and cultures with openness and understanding. We must not give in to fear. We must continue to defend human rights and religious liberty,” said Fr. Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J., Interim Executive Director of Jesuit Refugee Service/USA.