Fairfield University and Georgetown University, on behalf of the Jesuit Universities Humanitarian Network (JUHAN), invite Jesuit Universities to join in a day of humanitarian action on November 20th, Universal Children’s Day.
Early this morning the community at St. Ignatius received news that Mr. Jim Skerl, long-time theology faculty member and alumnus of the Class of 1974, passed away after a long but valiant battle with cancer. Jim was a prophetic example of Christian faith, living out St. Ignatius’ call to show love in “deeds more than words.”
The U.S. Jesuit Conference joined approximately 50 other faith-based and immigrant rights NGO’s in calling on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs regarding factors which are causing unaccompanied children to seek refuge in the U.S. from grave violence, impunity, and lack of educational and economic opportunity.
The Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat of the Jesuit Curia in Rome has released a new document entitled “Promotion of Justice in the Universities of the Society.”
This weekend, when Foley would have celebrated his 41st birthday on Saturday, Oct. 18th, Jesuit colleges and universities across the country will join his family in solidarity, as they celebrate his life at a memorial service.
Taking a break from the computer screen, the writers of The Jesuit Post (TJP) will produce their first-ever print edition to be distributed at the 2014 Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice (IFTJ).
BOSTON, MA – The Boston College Center for Human Rights and International Justice in partnership with campus and community partners has developed a toolkit entitled “Know Your Rights – English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL).”
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Student interpreters at Loyola University New Orleans are lending their skills to help local lawyers and other immigration advocates aid an influx of unaccompanied minors fleeing from Central America.
The Spanish National Court has decided unanimously that Spain has jurisdiction to investigate the November 16, 1989 massacre of the Jesuits and their two companions murdered at the University of Central America.
Earlier this week twenty-four national faith-based organizations, including the Ignatian Solidarity Network delivered a letter to President Barack Obama, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, and Attorney General Eric Holder urging them to address human and civil rights violations, lack of transparency, and governance issues that continue within the U.S. government’s immigration enforcement practices.
Earlier this week forty national religious leaders called on President Obama to ensure the due process rights of unaccompanied children fleeing violence in Central America as the Administration considers its next steps on immigration.
The Jesuits gave a boost to legislation to reauthorize and expand the Second Chance Act, a federal grant program for activities that support people returning to their communities after incarceration.
Earlier month faculty at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and Walsh School of Foreign Service released a new report analyzing the progress of the Alta Gracia apparel initiative
The U.S. Jesuit Conference, Jesuit Refugee Service USA and the Ignatian Solidarity Network have released a “Toolkit for Advocating for the Rights of Unaccompanied Children and Families Fleeing Central America.”
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine welcomed their Class of 2018 earlier this month – 160 new students who will spend the next four years working to achieve their dream of becoming physicians, including seven DREAMer students.
