The Ignatian family worldwide mourns the loss of Dutch Jesuit Father Frans van der Lugt, S.J., who lived in the war-torn Syrian city of Homs, and was killed on Monday, April 7, 2014. According to the Middle East Jesuits, Father van der Lugt was abducted by armed men who beat him and then killed him with two bullets to the head in front of the Jesuit residence in Homs.
Ignatian Solidarity Network connected with a few of the Jesuit schools who topped the list to find out how and why their institutions are engaging in service learning efforts.
While Congress is at a standstill on immigration the Obama administration recently announced that the Department of Homeland Security will review U.S. deportation policies.
Over 90 student leaders and faculty mentors from Jesuit high schools across the country gathered for Ignatian Solidarity Network’s Arrupe Leaders Summits in January and February 2014.
Jesuit university presidents from five institutions have joined twenty three other Catholic college and university colleagues who committed to fasting for comprehensive reform in solidarity with the national Fast for Families movement on Ash Wednesday. Fr. Michael J. Garanzini, S.J. (Loyola University Chicago), Dr. Antoine Garibaldi (University of Detroit Mercy), Dr. Thayne McCulloh (Gonzaga University), Fr. Steve Privett, S.J. (University of San Francisco) and Fr. Kevin Wildes, S.J. (Loyola University New Orleans) will participate in the fast, which was coordinated by Faith in Public Life.
Over 150 students from Catholic colleges and universities all the way from Milwaukee to Cleveland gathered at Loyola University Chicago on February 22nd for a Student Summit on Immigration Reform organized by Faith in Public Life and the Ignatian Solidarity Network.
Jesuit Conference president Fr. Thomas Smolich, S.J. op-ed calls on Obama administration to immediately enact safeguards to protect migrant lives.
BY CHRIS KERR | February 4, 2014 On January 30th Republican leadership in the House of Representatives released “Principles on Immigration” outlining their blueprint for immigration reform. We are excited by the […]
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ “National Migration Week” will be observed in Catholic dioceses around the country January 5-11.
12/19/13 – John Carroll University became the fifth U.S. Jesuit university to sign the “Saint Francis Pledge” to Care for Creation and the Poor, led by the Catholic Coalition on Climate Change, making the university a partner in the national movement for faithful action on climate change.
December 2013 – Just two weeks after Typhoon Haiyan, the most violent storm ever recorded to make landfall, struck the Philippines the Jesuit University Humanitarian Action Network (JUHAN), launched a major effort to help.
Imagine growing up with your classmates from elementary school through high school with the dream of one day going to college, only to discover that you are in fact an undocumented immigrant,” began Dr. Eugene Cornacchia, President of Saint Peter’s University, in a recent Huffington Post op-ed in support of New Jersey’s DREAM Act legislation.
As communities across the country continue to increase their advocacy for comprehensive immigration reform and encourage the House of Representatives to take action, faith, immigrant rights and labor leaders launched a “Fast for Families: A Call for Immigration Reform and Citizenship” in mid-November.
“This year’s Teach-In and lobbying came at a significant time for faith-based advocacy in our country,” said Christopher Kerr, executive director of the Ignatian Solidarity Network. “Not only were IFTJ participants be moved by powerful speeches and prayers, but their advocacy on Capitol Hill made a difference. Now is the time for humane comprehensive immigration reform, greater respect for minimum-wage workers, and action in support of our most vulnerable neighbors.”
Over 1,300 individuals connected with Jesuit institutions and the larger Catholic Church converged at the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice (IFTJ) from November 16-18, 2013, in Washington D.C.
