13 March, 2013, is a date I will not forget. During a doctoral programme I was enrolled in at a Jesuit University on the U.S. West Coast, I was unable to act on what was…

God’s mercy manifests itself in the history of the world redeeming persons. Jesus Christ personified that mercy uniquely and the Church bears witness to it in its mission. More recently, in Amoris Laetitia (The Joy…

The three dimensions of the ministry of reconciliation: reconciliation with God, with humanity, and with creation, assumes a new urgency. (GC 36 D1, 21) Read More

Dhaka, 11 October – The JRS Deputy International Director, Fr. Joseph Xavier, SJ, is currently evaluating opportunities for JRS to support Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, where over 500,000 people have fled violence in the Rakhine…

Religion is supposed to be a bonding factor that promotes peace in the world. However, in today’s world and very especially in the Indian context, religion seems to be breaking our country into fragments; and…

Leadership as a phenomenon has roots in the beginning of civilization. When a web of relationships emerged and there was a common goal, leadership emerged. The stories of kings and philosophers of the past, of…

The Jharkhand government adapted the draft of ‘Jharkhand Freedom of Religion Bill 2017’ or ‘Jharkhand Dharma Swatantra Adhiniyam’. Also known as ‘Religious Freedom Bill 2017’, it was passed on 8 August 2017. It is to…

LOK MANCH (LM), a major initiative of Jesuits in Social Action (JESA) in the South Asian Assistancy, was begun a little over a year ago with the two Indian Social Institutes of Delhi and Bangalore…