by Jesuit Missions | Apr 7, 2017 | Aid to the Church in Need, Justice Archive
In honour of third anniversary of Fr Frans who lived and worked in Syria for fifty years and was killed in Homs on 7th April 2014. (This video first posted in 2015) Fr Frans Van der Lugt SJ (10 April 1938 – 7 April 2014) source – www.jesuitmissions.ie...
by Jesuit Missions | Jul 7, 2016 | Justice Archive
Fr Mourad Abou Seif SJ talks about how people of all faiths have come together in Aleppo to work with displaced people in Syria. “We are Muslims and Christians, Armenians and Kurds, working for Syria. Among all the violence around us, we are trying to create a...
by Jesuit Missions | Jan 18, 2016 | A Question of Faith, Aid to the Church in Need, Justice Archive, Religious
Fr Ziad Hilal SJ who was living with Fr Frans van der Lugt S.J up to the time of his murder in Homs in 2014 discusses the on-going suffering of the Syrian people. Fr Frans Van der Lugt SJ (10 April 1938 – 7 April 2014) source – www.jesuitmissions.ie “A shepherd does...
by Jesuit Missions | Sep 18, 2015 | Justice Archive, Missions
In this video we hear about why the Jesuits decided to establish a farm school in Rumbek, South Sudan in 2010. South Sudan has experienced much turmoil in recent years. Following a 20 year war with the North, the Republic of South Sudan was declared in 2011. There...
by Jesuit Missions | Aug 30, 2015 | Justice Archive, Missions
The recent history of South Sudan has been war and turmoil. We hear about the contribution of Loyola Wau which re-opened in 2006 after 22 years.