Red Cloud Indian School Awarded $1 Million Opus Prize
The Laureate and Finalists for the 2021 Opus Prize, which recognizes leaders and organizations working on long-term, local solutions to address poverty and injustice, were all Jesuit ministries.
Kino Border Initiative Names Joanna Williams Next Executive Director
Joanna Williams has been named the next executive director of the Kino Border Initiative (KBI), a binational humanitarian aid ministry serving migrants on both sides of the U.S.- Mexico bordet.
Fr. Sean Carroll, SJ, to Step Down from the Kino Border Initiative in March 2021
Fr. Sean Carroll, SJ, longtime executive director of the Kino Border Initiative (KBI), a binational ministry that provides humanitarian assistance to migrants at the border in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, will step down in March of 2021.
Jesuit Ministries in Washington State Host Vigil in Support of Undocumented Workers
June 16, 2020 — On June 9 and 10, for two hours each evening, Jesuit ministries in Seattle, Spokane and Tacoma, Washington, hosted a virtual prayer vigil calling for support of and financial relief for undocumented workers in Washington State during COVID-19.
Homeboy Industries Awarded the 2020 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize
August 3, 2020 — Homeboy Industries has been selected as the recipient of the 2020 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize and will receive a $2.5 million dollar award.
Eusebio Kino, SJ, Who Founded Missions in Arizona, Moves Closer to Sainthood
July 22, 2020 — Pope Francis declared Fr. Eusebio Kino, SJ, founder of more than 20 missions during the late 17th and early 18th centuries, venerable on July 10 — bringing him a step closer to sainthood.
Why Should We Advocate for Migrants, Asylum Seekers and Refugees?
January 6, 2020 — This National Migration Week, Jesuit leaders urge us to support and advocate for migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers.
Jesuits West Advocates for Migrants and Our Common Home
December 6, 2019 — When 270 Jesuits West leaders gathered this September for a Province-wide workshop, Provincial Fr. Scott Santarosa, SJ, challenged the group to flex its “Jesuit muscle” against injustice.
High Schoolers Advocate for Education Access for Undocumented Students
High Schoolers Advocate for Education Access for Undocumented Students
Pope Francis’ Easter Message Supporting Universal Wage
Pope Francis released an Easter Sunday letter to individuals working to help those at the margins, calling them an “invisible army fighting in the most dangerous trenches.” Noting that the impact of a global pandemic has been more acute for those without steady income and recognizing that “market solutions do not reach the peripheries, and State protection is hardly visible,” he suggests the time may be right for new thinking.
San Francisco’s Jesuit Parishes Serve, Accompany Migrants in El Paso
St. Agnes and St. Ignatius are sending groups of volunteers to help migrants at the border.
Faith on the Border: Jesuits and Partners Come to the Aid of Deported Migrants
Last month, a 35-year-old mother of two in Arizona became one of the first unauthorized migrants deported to Mexico under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Her case threw fuel on the debate over administration policy, but for some who minister along the border, the argument was not just political. “It was personal,” said Father Sean Carroll, SJ.
