The funeral Mass of Fr John J. Moore SJ took place on Monday 24 September in Kasisi Parish, Lusaka. Fr Moore, who was 91 years old, died on 20 September. Charles Searson SJ was the principal celebrant and homilist at the vigil Mass. Speaking to a packed Church he recounted the key moments of his life and the remarkable contribution he made to the Jesuits and to wider society. (Read his homily notes here).

Our 2017 Annual Report has just been published, and we are pleased to be able to share it with you. The report outlines our work for the year, in which we continued to focus on the core values that define the missionary approach to development, and on our commitment to mutual collaboration with our global partners.

Jian Ming Sun, his wife Jing and their daughters. 

Jian Ming Sun, his wife and children are a family unit, but they are also part of the global Ignatian family network.

Jian Ming Sun is a young Chinese man who underwent training in the Jesuit Xavier Youth Project and now works in for a church charity institute that focuses on development in China and reaching out to individuals and groups in Chinese society who are facing challenges like ill-health or poverty. He describes his journey from his family of origin, to a family that he and his wife Jing created, and their integration into the wider family of the Jesuit community in China and abroad.

Students participate in a science class assisted by Irish teacher Aoife Jenkins

The simplicity and warmth of rural Cambodian life moves Aoife Jenkins, who would like to see an end to families being forced apart because of poverty, lack of education and parents who are forced to move abroad to find employment.

Cambodia and South East Asia was an unfamiliar part of the world before I left Ireland for Sisophon, in the north west of Cambodia two years ago. It is in this poor region of Banteay Meanchey Province that Xavier Jesuit School where I teach is located.