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COP30 Blue Zone Press Conference – Jesuits for Climate Justice

JESC — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 12:03:27 +0000

At the end of the crucial COP30 in Belém, the Jesuits for Climate Justice held an official press conference in the Blue Zone, issuing a clear moral and scientific call to action around the four pillars of the COP30 campaign. The video of the press conference is available on the official UNFCCC website here

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Europe@Heart 2025 weekend on the “green transition”

JESC — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 08:46:48 +0000

‘If we leave it to people, it will be too little. If we leave it to policy, it will be too late.’ The Europe@Heart 2025 weekend happening in Namur (Sept 19-21) brought together policy experts, spiritual leaders, civil society, and both young and established professionals interested in the green transition. The biggest threat and opportunity […]

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SB62 Bonn Climate Meetings: A Jesuit presence at crucial climate talks

JESC — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 13:42:00 +0000

Last week’s SB62 Bonn Climate Meetings, the annual UNFCCC climate conference held each June, marked a significant first: the Society of Jesus sent a coordinated delegation to participate in this crucial event, which serves as the halfway point between COPs. This pioneering Jesuit delegation, including Colm Fahy (JESC, Brussels), Cristóbal Emilfork SJ (University of California), […]

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Ignatian Social Thinking week on the 10th anniversary of Laudato Si’

JESC — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 05:20:04 +0000

From the 17th to the 21st of June, the Jesuit Social Centres in Europe gathered for the Ignatian Social Thinking week, a revival of earlier Eurojess meetings. Along with Ignatian partners such as CLC (Christian Life Community) Europe and the Kircher European network of universities, , about 30 Jesuits and lay collaborators came together to […]

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Future Generations Conference 2024: Shaping tomorrow today

JESC — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 12:34:05 +0000

In response to the urgent challenges of our time and aligned with the ongoing Future Generations Initiative, the Jesuit European Social Centre (JESC), in collaboration with Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) and the University of Barcelona, organised a Future Generations Conference on October 3rd at UCLouvain’s Brussels campus. The event provided a platform for interdisciplinary […]

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Passion for Europe workshop 2024

JESC — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 06:00:21 +0000

From September 20th to 22nd 2024, the Passion for Europe Workshop gathered once again in the Jesuit Spiritual centre of La Pairelle near Namur, for its sixth edition. This year’s edition had for theme “European Democracy in the light of the War in Ukraine: something worth fighting for?” and aimed to explore the impact the […]

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Our Daily Bread: A Webinar on Faith-Based Organizations Spearheading Sustainable Food Policy in Europe

JESC — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 09:35:36 +0000

The Our Daily Bread webinar, on January 25th 2024, provided a deep dive into the crucial role played by Faith Based Organisations (FBOs) in shaping sustainable agriculture across Europe. The starting point for the conversation was the conclusion of the research project that was carried out in the second half of 2023 by JESC. Béla […]

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COP27 and Catholics’ Crucial Role in Climate Action Webinar

JESC — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 10:04:19 +0000

We invite all interested parties to join our lunch time webinar on November 15th at 12pm to hear from the expert panel on what Catholics are doing at COP27 and what role Catholics have in climate action. The expert panel include Lydia Machaca, CIDSE‘s Climate Justice and Energy Officer, Fr Eduardo Agosta Scarel, Senior Adviser at […]

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ELSiA Webinar – An In-depth Look at the EU Fit for 55 Package

JESC — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 09:57:00 +0000

As we celebrate this year’s Season of Creation, the European Laudato Si’ Alliance (ELSiA) invites you to participate at the online webinar on the EU “Fit for 55” package. The event will take place on Thursday 8 September 2022 at 3-4 PM CEST with the participation of Dr. Gregor Erbach, head of the Climate Action and Tracking Service of the European […]

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European Democracy in a Time of Confusion Webinar

JESC — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 09:42:09 +0000

We invite you to join us for an online conference organized by Passion for Europe on the topic: European Democracy in a Time of Confusion. This conference introduces the onsite series of discussions organized by the group Passion for Europe that will take place in the spiritual center La Pairelle between 16th-18th September 2022 in […]

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