News and Stories

On this Feast of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, we join the Society of Jesus in prayer. We pray that our mission to accompany, serve, and advocate for the most vulnerable may bring about the needed change in these complex times.
Mass starvation is spreading across Gaza. JRS joins more than 100 organisations in sounding the alarm to allow life-saving aid in.
JRS is pleased to announce that Alejandra Castellanos will take up the role of Regional Director of JRS Latin America and the Caribbean.
What does it truly mean to feel protected when you’re in exile? Franck Aristide Brou SJ, who spent many years working on protection and education in the Central African Republic, shared his reflections with us.
In the midst of displacement, education helps restore hope. Here are some testimonies from volunteer teachers in Myanmar and neighbouring countries, who have stepped up to serve their communities and ensure continued learning for displaced children.
JRS has presented its Annual Report 2024 and the new Strategic Framework 2025-2029, analysing both its impact over the past year and the future strategic directions to address the increasingly urgent challenges of accompanying and protecting refugees.
After receiving steady support from JRS Italy/Centro Astalli, Faith, a Nigerian woman, has taken part in a bakery course that sets her future rising.
To mark World Refugee Day, on this Jubilee Year dedicated to ‘Pilgrims of Hope’, JRS invites all people of goodwill to do whatever possible to welcome refugees and the gifts they bring.
Georges and his family were forced to flee Syria and arrived in Canada in 2022. Since 2018, they have shared a passion that followed them from their homeland: producing homemade chocolate.