Responsibility - Jesuit European Social Centre

ELSiA’s eco-spirituality workshop in Taizé

Victoria Reynal — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 12:00:04 +0000

The European Laudato si Alliance – known as ELSiA – hosted an eco-spirituality workshop for its six faith-based member organisations in Taizé, France, the weekend of November 12- 14. With the goal of reflecting on the ecological spirituality described in Pope Francis’ Laudato si’ encyclical, 14 representatives of COMECE, Caritas Europa, Justice and Peace Europe, […]

The post ELSiA’s eco-spirituality workshop in Taizé first appeared on Jesuit European Social Centre.

The US elections – a rude awakening in Europe

JESC — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 08:58:25 +0000

The election of Donald Trump as the future 45th US President took place on 9 November, 27 years to the day after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Does it herald a comparable cataclysm in world politics? Like the British referendum in June, the US election came as a rude awakening to many in Europe. […]

The post The US elections – a rude awakening in Europe first appeared on Jesuit European Social Centre.

Retour sur le Faith and Politics workshop 2016

JESC — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 12:11:28 +0000

Lorsque l’on veut éviter des débats endiablés au cours d’un repas de famille, il est de coutume d’éviter deux sujets de discorde : la politique et la religion. Il est donc logique que tous les deux ans, les jésuites organisent à Venise un workshop pour jeune de 18-30 ans sur le thème suivant : faith and politics. […]

The post Retour sur le Faith and Politics workshop 2016 first appeared on Jesuit European Social Centre.

Poor agreement on the European Regulation of Responsible Sourcing

JESC — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 10:28:25 +0000

The European Institutions – Commission, Council and Parliament – have reached an agreement on the so-called “Conflict Minerals” Regulation last Wednesday. Civil society organisations, both in Europe and in the South, have been asking for years for a strong regulation to break the link between the exploitation of minerals and Human Rights gross violations like […]

The post Poor agreement on the European Regulation of Responsible Sourcing first appeared on Jesuit European Social Centre.

Pope Francis and the compassion of the Europeans

JESC — Wed, 04 May 2016 09:08:43 +0000

In visiting refugees on the island of Lesbos, Pope Francis pointed signalled a humanitarian approach and appealed to the compassion of the Europeans His first official visit outside of Rome in 2013 to the island of Lampedusa, the celebration of Holy Mass in Ciudad Juárez in February 2016 in front of the barbed wire fence […]

The post Pope Francis and the compassion of the Europeans first appeared on Jesuit European Social Centre.

EU fails its responsibility on responding to migrant crisis

JESC — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 20:22:20 +0000

The massive flow of migrants has induced the EU to forge a controversial agreement with Ankara to send to the neighboring country migrants who arrive in the Greek islands, even the Syrians. In turn, the EU is committed to accept an equivalent number of Syrian refugees directly from Turkey. By sending refugees to Turkey, the […]

The post EU fails its responsibility on responding to migrant crisis first appeared on Jesuit European Social Centre.

Dialogue – a vital issue for the Church and for Europe

JESC — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 14:36:01 +0000

The Church can only carry on a meaningful dialogue with the outside world if she is committed to an internal culture of dialogue In Article 17 of the Lisbon Treaty, the European Union undertakes to hold an “open, transparent and regular dialogue” with the churches and religious communities. This dialogue, carried out at various levels, […]

The post Dialogue – a vital issue for the Church and for Europe first appeared on Jesuit European Social Centre.

Migration trends across the western route of the Mediterranean

JESC — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 08:25:38 +0000

The Moroccan border with the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla Syrian people fleeing from the conflict usually arrive to Morocco from Algeria, where they did not need a visa until beginning of 2015 (Palestine Syrians need a visa since 2014). They are mostly families with children. Now that Algeria asks them for a visa, […]

The post Migration trends across the western route of the Mediterranean first appeared on Jesuit European Social Centre.

Catholic organisations’ initiatives to face up to climate change

JESC — Tue, 26 May 2015 11:14:39 +0000

CIDSE is an international alliance of 17 Catholic development organisations working together for global justice. Caritas Internationalis is a network comprising 165 organisations. It works for a world of peace, solidarity and justice. It provides help to victims of war, natural disaster and poverty and to migrants. CIDSE and Caritas Internationalis together published in November […]

The post Catholic organisations’ initiatives to face up to climate change first appeared on Jesuit European Social Centre.

EU treads a tightrope dealing with Juncker plan

JESC — Fri, 08 May 2015 10:37:22 +0000

The European Parliament (EP) discussed last month, April 20th, the European Strategic Investment Fund (EFSI) known as the core of the Plan Juncker, but it rejected it because of the “cuts” supposed on the allocations for research and transport. The Fund is part of a plan aimed to mobilize more than €315 billion both in […]

The post EU treads a tightrope dealing with Juncker plan first appeared on Jesuit European Social Centre.