November 06, 2019
The Amazon Synod: Plus Tard Sera Trop Tard
It is a Society of Jesus tradition to test the validity of a teaching by the actions that it inspires. While composing Laudato Sí, Jesuit Pope Francis was no doubt already contemplating an action to animate his breakthrough encyclical. The recently-concluded Roman Catholic Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region was just that action. At... View Article
October 22, 2019
Magis Americas joins USAID and the Inter-American Development’s “BetterTogether” Innovation Challenge for Venezuela
Magis Americas has joined the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) as they launch the BetterTogether, JuntosEsMejor, Challenge. Under the new partnership, USAID and IDB will provide $13.5 million to crowdsource, fund, and scale innovative solutions that support Venezuelans inside the country, Venezuelans across Latin America and the Caribbean, and... View Article
October 14, 2019
Following Jesuits’ call for “justice that builds peace in equity”, UN and Ecuadorian Bishop’s Conference announce deal between government, indigenous leaders
The United Nations and the Ecuadorian Bishop’s Conference announced a deal on Monday morning between the Ecuadorian government and indigenous leaders to end the International Monetary Fund-backed austerity package, known as “Decree 833”, and nation-wide protests, which have plagued the small Andean country over the past two weeks. According to the comuniqué, all parties have... View Article
