Crossing the border into Colombia.

Jubilee of Migrants

On the weekend of 4–5 October 2025, the Church will celebrate the Jubilee of Migrants in Rome in the presence of Pope Leo XIV.

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Our Mission

JRS seeks to accompany, serve, and advocate the cause of refugees and other forcibly displaced people, that they may heal, learn and determine their own future.

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A guide to compassionate, inclusive and accessible language for MHPSS in humanitarian settings October 8, 2025
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“Never Again” – the promise we keep breaking in Gaza September 29, 2025
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Inday’s vegetable garden supports displaced families in the Philippines September 24, 2025
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Our Priorities

Reconciliation In a spirit of welcome and hospitality, we work to promote right relationships and build social cohesion.
Reconciliation
Education&Livelihoods Delivery of education from early childhood to adult learning and livelihoods programmes that foster agency and nurture hope.
Children going to school at the JRS FVDL Centre in Bourj Hammoud, Lebanon.
Education&Livelihoods
Advocacy Effective advocacy for the rights of refugees.
Advocacy
MHPSS Layered, complementary services capable of meeting a variety of complex experiences and needs to ensure the most effective mental health and psychosocial support.
Refugees play sport in the JRS centre in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia
MHPSS