Inputs of the 50th anniversary of the SJES Congress

The Congress of the 50th Anniversary of the Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat was held in Rome, between 4 -8 November 2019, counting with 210 participants coming from different parts of the world. The Congress came out with rich material for renewal and recommitment of the Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat to the mission of justice, ecology and reconciliation for the entire Society of Jesus.

The Congress also gave some guidelines to plan the future of the faith-justice-reconciliation mission, for the next 10 years, especially in the context of the implementation of the Universal Apostolic Preferences. The 5-day program provided excellent opportunity to spend time in prayer and reflection; listen to personal testimonies and inputs from experts; share experiences through spiritual conversation with individuals and groups; and collectively discern and plan the future processes of involvement. The participants also had a memorable opportunity to have a private audience with Pope Francis.

This new issue of Promotio Iustitiae carries all the presentations and inputs of the Congress to make it available to everyone. A specific section was dedicated to networking and collaboration within the different sectors of the Society of Jesus and with other organisations of civil society. This will hopefully also help to continue the process of socio-political economic-cultural analysis, reflection and collective discernment in the many Jesuit works and institutions as they continue working towards bringing social and ecological justice, equality, human dignity and rights.

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