MAGIS Hazaribag 2025: A Transformative Experience for Youth

MAGIS Hazaribag 2025: A Transformative Experience for Youth Hazaribag Jesuit Youth Ministry successfully conducted MAGIS Hazaribag 2025 from March 13-16 at St. Xavier’s School, Bokaro. The event saw the active participation of 491 youth and 25 animators, creating an...

Youth Leadership Skills Training for JCSA Central and North Zones’ Youth Leaders

Youth Leadership Skills Training for JCSA Central and North Zones’ Youth Leaders Leadership is not just about authority but about responsibility, service, and transformation. To cultivate these essential qualities in young minds, the All-India Catholic University...

JCSA Meeting at Chennai

JCSA Meeting at Chennai All the major superiors of the Jesuit Conference of South Asia (JCSA) headed by Fr Stanislaus D’Souza along with the General Assistants, Frs. Vernon D’Cunha, M K George, and John Dardis gathered at Loyola College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu from 16th...

South Zone – Workshop on The Indian Constitution and Media Tools for a Change

South Zone – Workshop on The Indian Constitution and Media Tools for a Change   Chennai Province Youth Commission successfully conducted a four-day workshop on "The Indian Constitution & Media as a Tool for Change" from February 17-20 at AICUF House, Chennai....

Exploring the City of Joy

Exploring the City of Joy    It is through the act of traveling and reflecting that we gain insights and experiences, just as the disciples' hearts burned with understanding when Jesus explained the scriptures to them. SSC Juniors’ educational tour to Kolkata, the...

Magis Digital Home (MDH): Accompanying and Empowering Youth in the Digital World

  Magis Digital Home (MDH): Accompanying and Empowering Youth in the Digital World Magis Digital Home aims to provide constant accompaniment to young people through all possible channels, with a particular focus on helping them discover four fundamental...

The Jesuit Pilgrimage App now in Tamil & Hindi too!

The Jesuit Pilgrimage App now in Tamil & Hindi too! JESUIT PILGRIMAGE: At Home or On a Journey is the venture of Jesuits, with a call to ‘Take a Tour!’  This Jesuit Pilgrimage App is now available in Hindi and Tamil and is freely downloadable on Google Play for...

National Seminar on Climate change, health and disadvantaged groups

National Seminar on Climate change, health and disadvantaged groups The Research Department of the Indian Social Institute, Delhi, organised the above seminar from 6 to 7 February 2025. Fr. Stany D’Souza gave a message, and Dr Edmond Fernandes, Hon. Director of Edward...

International Council Meeting 2025 at Rome

International Council Meeting 2025 at Rome International Council Meeting 2025 was held on 21-25 January 2025 at the Jesuit General Curia in Rome. We were 8 participants: International Director, Fr. Cristobal Fones SJ, six Continental Coordinators from 6 Jesuit...

Training of Trainers (ToT) for Youth of JYMSA Dumka-Raiganj Province

Training of Trainers (ToT) for Youth of JYMSA Dumka-Raiganj Province JYMSA Dumka-Raiganj Province organized ToT  (Training of Trainers) for the youth from 14 Zones at St. Xavier's School (Eng) Sahibganj from 11 - 14 January 2025. A total of 62 youth from Jharkhand,...

Seminar for Youth at Nunbatta Parish

Seminar for Youth at Nunbatta Parish   One Day Seminar for the youth was conducted on 3rd of January in the parish. Fr Shailen Minj SJ was the Resource person for the Seminar. Fr Shailen with charming face, captured the youth towards the theme. The theme of the...

Visit of JCSA Youth Coordinator to Dumka-Raiganj Province

Visit of JCSA Youth Coordinator to Dumka-Raiganj Province   Fr. Vernard Antony, JCSA Youth Coordinator visited the youth of our province in three places in January 2025.  There was a "Youth Seminar cum Picnic" on 3 - 4 January at Nunbatta followed by the Holy...

JCSA – School Education Programs conducted by Fr. John Ravi, SJ

JCSA – School Education Programs conducted by Fr. John Ravi, SJ Teachers’ Training Program was organized at St. Peter’s School, Gayaganga on January 3-4, 2025 by Fr John Ravi SJ. He then conducted Teachers’ Training Program at St. Xavier’s School, Surat on January 15,...

Annual JHEASA Conference 2025 (AJC 2025)

Annual JHEASA Conference 2025 (AJC 2025) The AJC 2025 was held at Ranchi on 26-28 January 2025.  Conference theme was Reimagining & Restructuring Jesuit Higher Education in South Asia. Conference objectives were to review the state of mission of education in...

2024 Christmas Message – Fr. Stany D’Souza, S. J. President, JCSA

Warm greetings of Christmas to you all Christmas is a feast of great joy, still, each year Christmas blooms amidst many challenges. Just look around the world. It is plagued with multiple challenges. There is distrust, discord and destruction; hate, violence and ruin....

Life Orientation Seminar for the Youth at Surat

Life Orientation Seminar for the Youth at Surat Gujarat Jesuit Youth Ministry (GJYM) organised a one day workshop for the youth of Snehanjali & Xavier's hostel, Surat on 08 December 2024. A total of 107 youth participated in this seminar. The seminar began with ...

‘Yuva Milana-2024’ held at Bembala, Nelamangala

‘Yuva Milana-2024’ held at Bembala, Nelamangala KJES Youth, in collaboration with the Province  Commission for Ecology & Justice, organized Yuva Milana, a three-day programme for youth held from November 22nd to 24th, 2024, at Bembala, Nelamangala, Bengaluru. The...

SSC Juniors, Sitagara stage a thrilling one act play, “God on trial”

SSC Juniors, Sitagara stage a thrilling one act play, “God on trial” The Juniors of St. Stanislaus College, Sitagarha, staged a beautifully scripted, rehearsed and orchestrated one-act play entitled, “God on trial” on November 13, 2024, in honour of St. Stanislaus...

Youth Meetings at Four Parishes of Hazaribagh Province

Youth Meetings at Four Parishes of Hazaribagh Province On 06-10 November 2024, along with Fr. Nirmal Kullu, SJ, Hazaribagh JYMSA Coordinator, Fr Vernard Antony, SJ, the JCSA Youth Coordinator visited four Jesuit Parishes in Hazaribag Province and had meeting with the...

JESCOM Central Zone Meeting at Madresa, Ranchi

JESCOM Central Zone Meeting at Madresa, Ranchi JESCOM Central Zone meeting was held at Manresa House, Ranchi on 25 November 2024 with the theme "Media and Communication Apostolate: Way Forward." The meeting was inaugurated with a warm welcome extended by Fr. Justin to...

A National Seminar on Artificial Intelligence and Its Impact on Society

A National Seminar on Artificial Intelligence and Its Impact on Society Vidyajyoti College of Theology, Delhi organized “TheoTech–2024” a thought-provoking two-day national seminar on the theme “Artificial Intelligence and Its Inspirations for the Pilgrims of Hope” on...

Zonal Triennials on Reimagining and Restructuring Jesuit Education

Zonal Triennials on Reimagining and Restructuring Jesuit Education The Conference Secretariat for School education (CSSE) organized four Zonal Triennials with the collaboration of Zonal Coordinator and PCEs, to reflect upon the main theme, “Reimagining &...

A Journey of Purpose and Passion: Fr. Jose Mesa’s International Education Secretary of SJ, Inspiring Visit Across Karnataka

A Journey of Purpose and Passion: Fr. Jose Mesa's International Education Secretary of SJ,  Inspiring Visit Across Karnataka In a momentous journey that began on November 11th, 2024, Fr. Jose Mesa International Education Secretary of SJ,  embarked on an inspiring...

AICUF Karnataka State Convention 2024

AICUF Karnataka State Convention 2024 The AICUF Karnataka State Convention held on 16 November 2024 at St Joseph’s College of Law, Bengaluru. With the inspiring theme, “Marching Together in Reconciliation and Peace,” the event brought together 500 vibrant AICUFers...

Patna Magis 2024 at Ara, Bihar

Patna Magis 2024 at Ara, Bihar Patna Province Magis 2024 was held in Arah on 03-05 November 2024 organized by Patna Jesuit youth commission. Around two hundred and thirty youth participated from four different dioceses of Bihar and benefitted out of it. First day Fr....

Jesuit Imagination of Peace and Reconciliation in South Asia Conference

Jesuit Imagination of Peace and Reconciliation in South Asia Conference   The annual meeting of the Peace and Reconciliation Network of JCSA took place at Indian Social Institute, Bangalore from October 11-13, 2024. The major theme of the conference was "Jesuit...

JCSA Meeting at Delhi

JCSA Meeting at Delhi Jesuit Conference of South Asia (JCSA) Delhi meeting took place on 20-26 October 2024 at Navjeevan Renewal Centre, Sahayog, Delhi. It began with an orientation to the new Major Superiors of the Conference who were appointed after December 2022....

PEACE STUDIES 2024

PEACE STUDIES 2024 The sixth batch of the Certificate Programme in Peace Studies, jointly conducted by the Centre for Peace and Justice, XLRI-Jamshedpur, and LIPI-Kochi, commenced on Saturday, 26 October 2024. Tushar Gandhi, great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, delivered...

Leadership Training at Harur and Thirumanur by Chennai JYMSA

Leadership Training at Harur and Thirumanur by Chennai JYMSA   Chennai Youth Federation (CYF) conducted a Leadership Training for the Youth at the Sacred Heart Church in Harur on 22 September 2024. The Leadership Youth Training was divided into three sessions...

Creating a Hope filled Future: Kerala AICUF 100

Creating a Hope filled Future: Kerala AICUF 100 Kerala AICUF Centenary Celebrations, Youth Conclave, was held at Loyola College of Social Sciences, Thiruvanathapuram on 11-13 October 2024. The theme for the celebration was `Creating a Hope filled future: Kerala AICUF...

Writing Skills for Jesuit Juniors at Vidyaniketan, Thiruvananthapuram

Writing Skills for Jesuit Juniors at Vidyaniketan, Thiruvananthapuram We, the Juniors of South India Common Juniorate (SICJ) Vidyaniketan, Thiruvananthapuram, had a two-day course on Media and Communication on 10-11 October 2024. On the first day, Fr. Dominic Antony...

Karnataka Jesuit Youth Ministry organizes Kalaburagi Mag+s 2024

Karnataka Jesuit Youth Ministry organizes Kalaburagi Mag+s 2024   The Karnataka Jesuit Ministry in association with North Karnataka Youth Works organized the second Magis Program in Gulbarga, following the fruitful one in Mundgod last year. Magis Kalaburagi 2024...

Reimagining and Restructuring: Exploring opportunities for innovation in Jesuit Youth Ministry

Reimagining and Restructuring: Exploring opportunities for innovation in Jesuit Youth Ministry (SZ-WZ JYMSA)Reimagining and Restructuring Youth Apostolate of Society of Jesus in South Zone (SZ) and West Zone (WZ) of South Asia Conference was held on 05-06 October 2024...

JCSA-MAJOR SUPERIORS MEETING AT KOZHIKADE, KERALA

JCSA-MAJOR SUPERIORS MEETING AT KOZHIKADE, KERALA   The Major Superiors of the Jesuit Conference of South Asia (JCSA) met at Kozhikade, Kerala, on 18-24 February 2024. The agenda for the meeting included sessions on re-imagining the Society in the region and...

Fr. Stan Swamy was jailed and denied justice based on fabricated Evidence; hopeful to affirm innocence, the Forensic Report reveals

After latest findings by US-based digital forensic report, once again Fr. Stan Swamy’s case has triggered widespread reactions across India.

Br. Michael Schöpf SJ appointed new JRS International Director

The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) is happy to announce that Superior General Fr Arturo Sosa SJ has appointed Br Michael Schöpf SJ as the new JRS International Director. He succeeds Fr Thomas H. Smolich SJ, who has led JRS since October 2015. Br Schöpf, who has been...

COVID-19: Discerning a path to God

What part of the path to God is the COVID-19 epidemic showing us? The current experience of COVID -19 is showing us many things about ourselves and our world. In particular, I want to focus on how it is lighting up various aspects of our path to God and how, even in...

Promoting a genuine culture of hospitality and solidarity

GIAN Migration Meeting Washington D.C., February 7th, 2020 On the occasion of the Global Ignatian Advocacy Network meeting on Migration that took place in Washington, D.C. from February 3-7, 2020, we want to invite all Jesuits, Jesuit works, and our broader Ignatian...

Promoting a genuine culture of hospitality and solidarity

Global Migration Experts Build a “Culture of Hospitality and Solidarity” February 13, 2020 — This month the Jesuit Conference hosted an annual meeting of migration experts from the Global Ignatian Advocacy Network (GIAN). Delegates discussed the migration...

JesuiTec Annual Meeting- Xavier University Bhubaneshwar, 29-30 November 2019

JesuiTec is the skill enhancement program of Jesuit Conference of South Asia with an objective to mainstream the youth into formal job sector. To meet this goal, more than 35 participants, which included Skilling Center Heads, Assistancy Development Office (ADO) staff...

JESUITS IN HIGHER EDUCATION: MARCHING AHEAD, EMPOWERING THROUGH EDUCATION

As we know, Jesuits have a rich history of establishing institutions for the educational betterment of communities; XLRI Jamshedpur, Loyola College Chennai, Xavier University Bhubaneshwar and St. Joseph’s Bangalore are a few premier Indian Institutes run by Jesuits....

50 years of Justice and Reconciliation

Golden Jubilee Celebration of the Social Centre

Pune, 28 August 2019: While the Social Centre marked its Golden Jubilee, people of 197 Villages of Karanji had a reason to celebrate the integrated Watershed Development Programme. This programme was implemented by NABARD and is one of the people centric development initiative of the Social Centre.

A provision and an education bless to those in need – St. Xavier’s, Nevta

St. Xavier’s Vocational Institute, Nevta was started in 2017 and was commenced by Vincent, SJ the present Director and Administrator of the Nevta Campus.

A decade old institute at the Heart of Jaipur – enlightening the marginalised

St. Xavier’s Vocational Institute (XVI), Jaipur St. Xavier’s Vocational Institute, Jaipur was founded by George Peter, SJ and was started in the year 2006 in the main city of Jaipur to support the marginalised and underprivileged sections of the society. The aim was...

Assistancy’s Graded Ignatian Spirituality Syllabus

Graded-Ignatian-Spirituality-Syllabus (15.08.2019) [Download]

A call for Revitalizing Education in the Province

The Education Commission of Madhya Pradesh Jesuit Province, under the leadership of Provincial Fr. Ranjit Tigga SJ, and Fr. Satya Prakash Tigga SJ, the newly appointed PCE, in the presence of JEA Secretary Fr. Sunny Jacob SJ had a one day meeting in XISA Raipur on 25 August 2019.

REGAE II- to Apostolic Planning

A select group of 47 Jesuits from all the four zones gathered at ISI Bengaluru from 14-17 August 2019 to consider the consolidated report of REGAE II to confirm and affirm all that the Jesuits in 60 Zonal programmes had said about areas of renewal and restructuring of the Conference.

V- Care – An Education hand to the remote areas of Jhangirpuri, Delhi

The field visit to V-care was made to document the functioning of the Centre, to communicate with the authorities, teachers & students. The institute is currently working on two major areas of Jesuit Conference of India namely Jesuitec and SANKALP. Apart from this, the institute also assists and supports Self Help Groups in the remote areas of Jahangirpuri, Bhalswa and Burari areas of North Delhi.

Re-Launch of JCSA and JCI websites

31st July, 2019, New Delhi: Fr. Denzil, Executive Director, Indian Social Institute(ISI) and Rev. Fr. George Pattery, President, Jesuit Conference of South Asia(JCSA) inaugurated the JCSA and JCI website respectively today during a program organized to celebrate the Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the Founder of Society of Jesus at ISI New Delhi.

Lok Manch Workshop

23rd July 2019, New Delhi: George Pattery SJ, President of South Asian Jesuit Conference delivered the Inaugural speech at the National Workshop on Social Security and Good Governance-Realizing Entitlements which started on 23rd July and scheduled to continue till 25th July.

June 13, 2024 / Latest News

Communication for a Renewed Jesuit Mission

Conference Communications Delegates’ Annual Meeting was held at Jesuit General Curia in Rome from 24 to 27 June 2024. A representative from each of the...
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August 10, 2022 / Latest News

Pax Lumina July 2022

This issue of PAX LUMINA is dedicated to the global economic imbalances and the poor.
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August 10, 2022 / Latest News

Pax Lunina May 2022

This issue of PAX LUMINA is dedicated to the war causes and consequences.
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August 10, 2022 / Latest News

Pax Lumina March 2022

This issue of PAX LUMINA is dedicated to the Universal Infamy.
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July 10, 2022 / Latest News

Remembering Fr Stan Swamy SJ

Jesuits, their collaborators and members belonging to various organisations marked the first death anniversary of the tribal rights activist Fr Stan Swamy SJ. (more…)
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May 19, 2022 / Latest News

Distribution of Educational Tabs to Students at St. Aloysius College, Harihar, Karnataka

Conference Development Office (CDO) of Jesuit Conference of India, in partnership with Karnataka Province, distributed educational tabs to students from vulnerable families in Harihar, Karnataka. The distribution of educational tabs took place at St. Aloysius College, Harihar on 9 May 2022.
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January 25, 2022 / Latest News

Blessing of the Center for Safeguarding and Human Formation

The Center for Safeguarding and Human Formation (CSHF) at De Nobili College, was blessed by Fr Jerome Stanislaus D’Souza, the President of the Jesuit Conference of South Asia (POSA, JCSA,) on 24th January. It was blessed after he celebrated the morning Mass at 6.50 am with the philosophy students.
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January 17, 2022 / Latest News

PAX LUMINA / January 2022

This issue of PAX LUMINA is dedicated to the Climate Change and the Poor.
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January 14, 2022 / Latest News

DNC Times December 2021 Issue

The Church of today needs to see the footprints of the marginalized, the poor, and the downtrodden on the floor. Everyone should feel that the Church is not only the Temple of God but a welcoming home for those who are lonely, depressed, orphans, and souls, sad unto death.
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December 31, 2021 / Latest News

Open Forum discussion on plight, challenges, rights and privileges of migrant workers

The Open Forum, with the participation of migrant workers, organisations and individuals working among them, provided an opportunity to collectively reflect on what needs to be done to secure a life of dignity for the migrant workers, their children and families.
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December 23, 2021 / Latest News

Open Forum: Accompanying Distress Migrants

The event held on the International Migrants Day was an occasion for MAIN to reaffirm its commitment to the cause of Migrants in distress.
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December 20, 2021 / Latest News

Policy Response to Address Distress Migration Needed: Open Forum on International Migrants Day

The Open Forum, with the participation of migrant workers, organisations and individuals working among them, provided an opportunity to collectively reflect on what needs to be done to secure a life of dignity for the migrant workers.
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