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JustSouth Index 2016

Loyola University New Orleans Jesuit Social Research Institute Issues Inaugural JustSouth Index 2016

A new report issued today by Loyola University New Orleans’ Jesuit Social Research Institute (JSRI) reveals that Louisiana ranks lowest in the U.S. on the JustSouth Index, an innovative new project that evaluates levels of social justice in the 50 states and Washington, D.C.
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Central American Jesuits Social Commission Speaks out on Death of Berta Cáceres

SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - The Jesuit Province of Central America's Provincial Commission for the Social Apostolate issued a statement on March 8, 2016 regarding the murder of Berta Cáceres, an internationally renowned Honduran indigenous and environmental leader.
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Jesuits Speak on What is At Stake In DACA/DAPA Supreme Court Case

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Supreme Court is preparing to hear oral arguments in U.S. v. Texas—the legal case that currently blocks implementation of the President’s DAPA and DACA expansion programs. Advocates, including Fr. Timothy Kesicki, S.J., president of the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States, as well as affected individuals, spoke about what is at stake for the millions of immigrant families impacted by the ruling, during a Capitol Hill press conference on March 8, 2016.