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Happy Birthday, Father Arturo Sosa!
Today, the Society of Jesus offers prayers and gratitude for the life and leadership of our Superior General.
We thank him for his guidance in promoting the #UAPs & a mission of reconciliation & justice at the frontiers.
Ad Multos Annos!
Today, the Society of Jesus offers prayers and gratitude for the life and leadership of our Superior General.
We thank him for his guidance in promoting the #UAPs & a mission of reconciliation & justice at the frontiers.
Ad Multos Annos!
November 12, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Happy Birthday, Father Arturo Sosa!
Today, the Society of Jesus offers prayers and gratitude for the life and leadership of our Superior General.
We thank him for his guidance in promoting the #UAPs & a mission of reconciliation & justice at the frontiers.
Ad Multos Annos!
Today, the Society of Jesus offers prayers and gratitude for the life and leadership of our Superior General.
We thank him for his guidance in promoting the #UAPs & a mission of reconciliation & justice at the frontiers.
Ad Multos Annos!
We are approaching the 45th anniversary of JRS.
Since our founding on 14 November 1980, we have continued to walk in solidarity with millions of forcibly displaced people, ensuring that they can heal, learn, and determine their own future.
#JRSDay #45Anniversary
Since our founding on 14 November 1980, we have continued to walk in solidarity with millions of forcibly displaced people, ensuring that they can heal, learn, and determine their own future.
#JRSDay #45Anniversary
November 12, 2025 at 12:14 PM
We are approaching the 45th anniversary of JRS.
Since our founding on 14 November 1980, we have continued to walk in solidarity with millions of forcibly displaced people, ensuring that they can heal, learn, and determine their own future.
#JRSDay #45Anniversary
Since our founding on 14 November 1980, we have continued to walk in solidarity with millions of forcibly displaced people, ensuring that they can heal, learn, and determine their own future.
#JRSDay #45Anniversary
"In the face of this deliberate cancellation of care, there is still hope, a hope that lies in community."
Read the full Vatican News interview with Br Michael Schöpf, our International Director.
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Read the full Vatican News interview with Br Michael Schöpf, our International Director.
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JRS International Director: Humanitarian aid is a necessity not an option - Vatican News
Speaking on the Jubilee of Migrants, Brother Michael Schöpf reminds us that we are responsible for migrants and refugees. Those who are forced to flee ...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"In the face of this deliberate cancellation of care, there is still hope, a hope that lies in community."
Read the full Vatican News interview with Br Michael Schöpf, our International Director.
➡️ ow.ly/hN2g50XkiP2
Read the full Vatican News interview with Br Michael Schöpf, our International Director.
➡️ ow.ly/hN2g50XkiP2
"We sit together like a family. I don't feel like a foreigner," Maryam from Ethiopia, now teacher in Indonesia.
Maryam find strength and motivation in her work and community. Her story shows the difference that communities can make. 💛
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Maryam find strength and motivation in her work and community. Her story shows the difference that communities can make. 💛
➡️ ow.ly/UzXs50Xmhzm
@jesuitsglobal.bsky.social
Maryam’s journey of hope - JRS
Through the support of the community, Maryam, a refugee from Ethiopia, was able to rebuild her life in Indonesia.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:33 AM
"We sit together like a family. I don't feel like a foreigner," Maryam from Ethiopia, now teacher in Indonesia.
Maryam find strength and motivation in her work and community. Her story shows the difference that communities can make. 💛
➡️ ow.ly/UzXs50Xmhzm
@jesuitsglobal.bsky.social
Maryam find strength and motivation in her work and community. Her story shows the difference that communities can make. 💛
➡️ ow.ly/UzXs50Xmhzm
@jesuitsglobal.bsky.social
🎉Congratulations!!
Recho Kibet, a JRS teacher, has been declared a national hero of Kenya for her commitment to environmental sustainability in Kakuma refugee camp.
🌱➡️ Read more: ow.ly/gwf750XgPFz
Recho Kibet, a JRS teacher, has been declared a national hero of Kenya for her commitment to environmental sustainability in Kakuma refugee camp.
🌱➡️ Read more: ow.ly/gwf750XgPFz
A teacher champions environmental sustainability in Kakuma refugee camp, Kenya - JRS
Recho Kibet, JRS teacher, was declared a national hero of Kenya for her commitment to environmental sustainability in Kakuma refugee camp.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:35 AM
🎉Congratulations!!
Recho Kibet, a JRS teacher, has been declared a national hero of Kenya for her commitment to environmental sustainability in Kakuma refugee camp.
🌱➡️ Read more: ow.ly/gwf750XgPFz
Recho Kibet, a JRS teacher, has been declared a national hero of Kenya for her commitment to environmental sustainability in Kakuma refugee camp.
🌱➡️ Read more: ow.ly/gwf750XgPFz
As violence intensifies in El Fasher, Sudan, thousands of lives are at risk.
At JRS, we have been witnessing the devastating impact of this crisis on families forced to flee to neighbouring countries where we serve.
Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected.
#Sudan
At JRS, we have been witnessing the devastating impact of this crisis on families forced to flee to neighbouring countries where we serve.
Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected.
#Sudan
October 31, 2025 at 2:09 PM
As violence intensifies in El Fasher, Sudan, thousands of lives are at risk.
At JRS, we have been witnessing the devastating impact of this crisis on families forced to flee to neighbouring countries where we serve.
Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected.
#Sudan
At JRS, we have been witnessing the devastating impact of this crisis on families forced to flee to neighbouring countries where we serve.
Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected.
#Sudan
JRS joined nearly 100 civil society campaigns and organisations in calling on states to act — to push back against threats to international law and help humanitarian disarmament reach its full potential.
Read the full statement: ow.ly/vpZu50Xj8cG
#humanitariandisarmament
Read the full statement: ow.ly/vpZu50Xj8cG
#humanitariandisarmament
Joint civil society statement on humanitarian disarmament - JRS
JRS joined nearly 100 civil society campaigns and organisations in endorsing a joint statement on humanitarian disarmament.
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October 30, 2025 at 9:02 AM
JRS joined nearly 100 civil society campaigns and organisations in calling on states to act — to push back against threats to international law and help humanitarian disarmament reach its full potential.
Read the full statement: ow.ly/vpZu50Xj8cG
#humanitariandisarmament
Read the full statement: ow.ly/vpZu50Xj8cG
#humanitariandisarmament
📢 New Report: “Forced to Hide – The Human Cost of Legal Precarity and Labour Exploitation."
JRS Malta has just released a new study giving voice to migrant workers in Malta. It sheds light on the realities of legal precarity and labour exploitation.
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JRS Malta has just released a new study giving voice to migrant workers in Malta. It sheds light on the realities of legal precarity and labour exploitation.
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“Forced to Hide”: a report on the exploitation and mistreatment of migrant workers in Malta - JRS
JRS Malta has released a new report shedding light on the cost of legal precarity and labour exploitation faced by migrant workers in Malta.
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October 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
📢 New Report: “Forced to Hide – The Human Cost of Legal Precarity and Labour Exploitation."
JRS Malta has just released a new study giving voice to migrant workers in Malta. It sheds light on the realities of legal precarity and labour exploitation.
➡️🔗 ow.ly/GLZc50XiUNf
JRS Malta has just released a new study giving voice to migrant workers in Malta. It sheds light on the realities of legal precarity and labour exploitation.
➡️🔗 ow.ly/GLZc50XiUNf
During his visit to Germany and the Central European Province, Fr General Arturo Sosa visited the Jesuit Ukama Centre in Nuremberg, where the Jesuits, with the support of JRS, provide assistance to people seeking asylum in the country. ow.ly/kPCR50XeSxV
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Refugees as protected members of the Jesuit house community | The Society of Jesus
At the Jesuit Ukama Centre in Nuremberg, Germany, everything revolves around social and ecological transformation. But that’s not all. When Father General Arturo Sosa visits the place during his visit...
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October 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
During his visit to Germany and the Central European Province, Fr General Arturo Sosa visited the Jesuit Ukama Centre in Nuremberg, where the Jesuits, with the support of JRS, provide assistance to people seeking asylum in the country. ow.ly/kPCR50XeSxV
@jesuitsglobal.bsky.social
@jesuitsglobal.bsky.social
“I know that eggs and fish are not much, and our production doesn’t really meet the high demand, but we try to address food scarcity as much as we can 🌱🐟,” Luundo, founder of "Vijana Twaweza" organisation.
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#WorldFoodDay
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#WorldFoodDay
Refugee-led initiative fights hunger in Kakuma, Kenya - JRS
“Vijana Twaweza” is a sustainable livestock and agriculture project that started with the purpose to fight hunger and malnutrition in Kakuma.
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October 16, 2025 at 10:08 AM
“I know that eggs and fish are not much, and our production doesn’t really meet the high demand, but we try to address food scarcity as much as we can 🌱🐟,” Luundo, founder of "Vijana Twaweza" organisation.
➡️ ow.ly/UuTC50XcgrB
#WorldFoodDay
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#WorldFoodDay
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Happy 9th Anniversary to Father General Arturo Sosa, S.J.! 🇻🇪 Elected on October 14, 2016, he continues to guide the global Society with a focus on the Universal Apostolic Preferences.
We pray for his leadership in discernment, collaboration, and mission for reconciliation & justice.
We pray for his leadership in discernment, collaboration, and mission for reconciliation & justice.
October 14, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Happy 9th Anniversary to Father General Arturo Sosa, S.J.! 🇻🇪 Elected on October 14, 2016, he continues to guide the global Society with a focus on the Universal Apostolic Preferences.
We pray for his leadership in discernment, collaboration, and mission for reconciliation & justice.
We pray for his leadership in discernment, collaboration, and mission for reconciliation & justice.
By embracing respect, active listening, and collaboration, we can create societies that are fairer, more peaceful, and truly inclusive—where diversity unites rather than divides. This is the spirit of the Festival of Encounter.
💙🌍Read more: https://ow.ly/AMzo50XaTec
💙🌍Read more: https://ow.ly/AMzo50XaTec
October 14, 2025 at 12:34 PM
By embracing respect, active listening, and collaboration, we can create societies that are fairer, more peaceful, and truly inclusive—where diversity unites rather than divides. This is the spirit of the Festival of Encounter.
💙🌍Read more: https://ow.ly/AMzo50XaTec
💙🌍Read more: https://ow.ly/AMzo50XaTec
Communities themselves are the foremost experts in their own wellbeing.
Even with cuts to humanitarian aid, South Sudanese communities continue supporting each other through community-based MHPSS.
➡️🫶Learn more: ow.ly/5Okn50X9J6z
#MentalHealthDay
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Even with cuts to humanitarian aid, South Sudanese communities continue supporting each other through community-based MHPSS.
➡️🫶Learn more: ow.ly/5Okn50X9J6z
#MentalHealthDay
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October 10, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Communities themselves are the foremost experts in their own wellbeing.
Even with cuts to humanitarian aid, South Sudanese communities continue supporting each other through community-based MHPSS.
➡️🫶Learn more: ow.ly/5Okn50X9J6z
#MentalHealthDay
@jesuitsglobal.bsky.social @jrsusa.bsky.social
Even with cuts to humanitarian aid, South Sudanese communities continue supporting each other through community-based MHPSS.
➡️🫶Learn more: ow.ly/5Okn50X9J6z
#MentalHealthDay
@jesuitsglobal.bsky.social @jrsusa.bsky.social
In humanitarian work, using compassionate, inclusive, and accessible language in MHPSS can make all the difference.
Download the MHPSS Communication Guide developed by our global team.
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#Mentalhealthday
Download the MHPSS Communication Guide developed by our global team.
ow.ly/50l150X8Zum
#Mentalhealthday
A guide to compassionate, inclusive and accessible language for MHPSS in humanitarian settings - JRS
The JRS MHPSS Global team has developed a guide to compassionate, inclusive and accessible language for MHPSS in humanitarian settings.
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October 9, 2025 at 9:19 AM
In humanitarian work, using compassionate, inclusive, and accessible language in MHPSS can make all the difference.
Download the MHPSS Communication Guide developed by our global team.
ow.ly/50l150X8Zum
#Mentalhealthday
Download the MHPSS Communication Guide developed by our global team.
ow.ly/50l150X8Zum
#Mentalhealthday
From Uganda to Italy, from the United States to the border between Ecuador and Peru, we came together with displaced communities in prayer to celebrate the Jubilee of Migrants and the World Day of Migrants and Refugees.
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#JubileeOfMigrants #WDMR2025
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#JubileeOfMigrants #WDMR2025
Jubilee of Migrants: Together to build bridges of hope - JRS
JRS gathered to walk together with displaced communities to celebrate the Jubilee of Migrants and the World Day of Migrants and Refugees.
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October 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
From Uganda to Italy, from the United States to the border between Ecuador and Peru, we came together with displaced communities in prayer to celebrate the Jubilee of Migrants and the World Day of Migrants and Refugees.
➡️💙 ow.ly/rwYJ50X7b5c
#JubileeOfMigrants #WDMR2025
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#JubileeOfMigrants #WDMR2025
“Refugees & Migrants in Our Common Home” has just begun in Rome!
Maurice, from @centroastalli.bsky.social opened the conference with an inspiring and powerful speech.
#MigrationAndAcademia #RefugeesAndMigrants #Jubilee2025
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Maurice, from @centroastalli.bsky.social opened the conference with an inspiring and powerful speech.
#MigrationAndAcademia #RefugeesAndMigrants #Jubilee2025
@jrsusa.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 1:35 PM
“Refugees & Migrants in Our Common Home” has just begun in Rome!
Maurice, from @centroastalli.bsky.social opened the conference with an inspiring and powerful speech.
#MigrationAndAcademia #RefugeesAndMigrants #Jubilee2025
@jrsusa.bsky.social
Maurice, from @centroastalli.bsky.social opened the conference with an inspiring and powerful speech.
#MigrationAndAcademia #RefugeesAndMigrants #Jubilee2025
@jrsusa.bsky.social
"I want to believe that one day “Never again” will be true. But it will not happen by itself. It depends on us," Adrian Nikacevic, Deputy Country Director of JRS Serbia.
Read his full reflection. Choose to speak, to remind, to bear witness. ➡️ ow.ly/mOyp50X4gs4
Read his full reflection. Choose to speak, to remind, to bear witness. ➡️ ow.ly/mOyp50X4gs4
September 30, 2025 at 12:26 PM
"I want to believe that one day “Never again” will be true. But it will not happen by itself. It depends on us," Adrian Nikacevic, Deputy Country Director of JRS Serbia.
Read his full reflection. Choose to speak, to remind, to bear witness. ➡️ ow.ly/mOyp50X4gs4
Read his full reflection. Choose to speak, to remind, to bear witness. ➡️ ow.ly/mOyp50X4gs4
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Mimi’s poem captures the reality of a system stacked against people seeking sanctuary - delays, shifting policies, and silence. Yet her words show strength and the will to be heard. This Jubilee, help ensure access to vital legal support: www.jrsuk.net/jubilee
September 30, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Mimi’s poem captures the reality of a system stacked against people seeking sanctuary - delays, shifting policies, and silence. Yet her words show strength and the will to be heard. This Jubilee, help ensure access to vital legal support: www.jrsuk.net/jubilee
🌱"If we don’t have anything to cook, we can always rely on the vegetables we grow."
Inday has turned her vegetable garden into a resource that enables her to be self-reliant and support her community whenever needed. ow.ly/OKK250X1ueh
Inday has turned her vegetable garden into a resource that enables her to be self-reliant and support her community whenever needed. ow.ly/OKK250X1ueh
Inday’s vegetable garden supports displaced families in the Philippines - JRS
With support from the Advancing Sustainable Livelihoods programme, Inday turned her vegetable garden into a resource for the community.
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September 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
🌱"If we don’t have anything to cook, we can always rely on the vegetables we grow."
Inday has turned her vegetable garden into a resource that enables her to be self-reliant and support her community whenever needed. ow.ly/OKK250X1ueh
Inday has turned her vegetable garden into a resource that enables her to be self-reliant and support her community whenever needed. ow.ly/OKK250X1ueh
Along with 268 other organisations, JRS calls on States to work together and with civil society, to strengthen—and to reject efforts to undermine—the treaties and norms that protect people from persecution and other human rights abuses.
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Open letter: Upholding Not Undermining International Law - JRS
Along with 268 organisations, JRS calls on UN Member States to uphold, preserve, strengthen, and celebrate international law.
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September 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Along with 268 other organisations, JRS calls on States to work together and with civil society, to strengthen—and to reject efforts to undermine—the treaties and norms that protect people from persecution and other human rights abuses.
Read more ➡️ jrs.net/en/news/open...
@icvanetwork.bsky.social
Read more ➡️ jrs.net/en/news/open...
@icvanetwork.bsky.social
"The remnants of our previous life were shattered by the war. Everything had become useless debris," Tetiana, 68, from Mykolaiv, #Ukraine.
➡️💙Read her story: ow.ly/eiEW50WXv1q
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➡️💙Read her story: ow.ly/eiEW50WXv1q
@jrseurope.bsky.social
Supporting older people from Ukraine to regain stability in Romania - JRS
Due to the war in Ukraine, Tetiana and her husband were forced to flee to Romania, where they've received support from JRS.
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September 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
"The remnants of our previous life were shattered by the war. Everything had become useless debris," Tetiana, 68, from Mykolaiv, #Ukraine.
➡️💙Read her story: ow.ly/eiEW50WXv1q
@jrseurope.bsky.social
➡️💙Read her story: ow.ly/eiEW50WXv1q
@jrseurope.bsky.social
“Ser puerta abierta” reflects on the power of hospitality to heal wounds and forge bonds of fraternity in a diverse society often overshadowed by fear.
A book by Alberto Ares SJ, Jennifer Torres, María del Carmen de la Fuente.
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A book by Alberto Ares SJ, Jennifer Torres, María del Carmen de la Fuente.
🔗 gcloyola.com/p/salterrae/...
September 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM
“Ser puerta abierta” reflects on the power of hospitality to heal wounds and forge bonds of fraternity in a diverse society often overshadowed by fear.
A book by Alberto Ares SJ, Jennifer Torres, María del Carmen de la Fuente.
🔗 gcloyola.com/p/salterrae/...
A book by Alberto Ares SJ, Jennifer Torres, María del Carmen de la Fuente.
🔗 gcloyola.com/p/salterrae/...
Aid cuts in 2025 are threatening the future of thousands of young refugees and children in Chad.
Help us bring them #backtoschool.
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Help us bring them #backtoschool.
📚➡️ ow.ly/gG3x50WVAVE
Aid cuts have affected access to education for young refugees in Chad - JRS
The 2025 aid cuts have had a devastating impact on education services in Chad, threatening the future of young refugees and children.
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September 12, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Aid cuts in 2025 are threatening the future of thousands of young refugees and children in Chad.
Help us bring them #backtoschool.
📚➡️ ow.ly/gG3x50WVAVE
Help us bring them #backtoschool.
📚➡️ ow.ly/gG3x50WVAVE
On 4–5 October 2025, the Church will celebrate the Jubilee of Migrants in Rome in the presence of Pope Leo XIV.
💙Join us for two days of encounters, activities, and prayers to honour our brothers and sisters on the move.
🔗Learn more: ow.ly/uOLe50WV0KQ
#Jubilee2025
💙Join us for two days of encounters, activities, and prayers to honour our brothers and sisters on the move.
🔗Learn more: ow.ly/uOLe50WV0KQ
#Jubilee2025
September 11, 2025 at 8:43 AM
On 4–5 October 2025, the Church will celebrate the Jubilee of Migrants in Rome in the presence of Pope Leo XIV.
💙Join us for two days of encounters, activities, and prayers to honour our brothers and sisters on the move.
🔗Learn more: ow.ly/uOLe50WV0KQ
#Jubilee2025
💙Join us for two days of encounters, activities, and prayers to honour our brothers and sisters on the move.
🔗Learn more: ow.ly/uOLe50WV0KQ
#Jubilee2025
For children and youth living in emergency contexts, education is a lifeline. Schools are more than just places to learn — they offer healing, safety, and hope.
Education is a human right, and it must be continued and defended in any situation.
#ProtectEducationFromAttack
Education is a human right, and it must be continued and defended in any situation.
#ProtectEducationFromAttack
September 9, 2025 at 12:17 PM
For children and youth living in emergency contexts, education is a lifeline. Schools are more than just places to learn — they offer healing, safety, and hope.
Education is a human right, and it must be continued and defended in any situation.
#ProtectEducationFromAttack
Education is a human right, and it must be continued and defended in any situation.
#ProtectEducationFromAttack