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The people of Haiti are showing "an unparalleled solidarity" helping those injured in the January 12th earthquake and sharing food and water. Two weeks after the devastating quake that killed over 200,000 people and left 1.5 million homeless, aid supplies are pouring in and distribution is under way. But survivors, especially the most vulnerable, remain in desperate need. Fr Kawas Francois SJ, a member of the Jesuit community in Haiti, told JRS USA: "Without this solidarity – spontaneous and effective – I don’t see how people could survive." Read More

Photos taken by José Manuel Moreno from the Jesuit Novitiate team. Read More

Mario Serrano, SJ, director of the Jesuit Refugee Service in the Dominican Republic, is in Port au Prince with colleagues of the Centro Cultural Poveda to help coordinate the Jesuit response to the Haiti disaster. He describes his experience as a lesson in humanity and hope. Read More

Jesuits in the Dominican Republic and in Haiti have mobilized in both countries to organize their relief effort in Haiti. Together with a number of religious and secular organizations they have established various committees to oversee each aspect of the response: health, volunteers, communication, relations with Haiti, reconstruction, contact with donors and fundraising. These activities are being streamlined through six locations in the two countries where the Society of Jesus is present: Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros, Port-au-Prince, Dajabon, Jacmel and Pedernales. This is making it possible to deliver aid to more people in an efficient and organized manner. Read More

Canadian Jesuits International (CJI) has responded to the Haiti earthquake by making an immediate donation of $10,000, while at the same time launching an appeal to its donors and friends for their support in the wake of the devastating earthquake. CJI has sent the funds to the Jesuit Refugee Service in the Dominican Republic which along with the Jesuit communities in Haiti, have mounted a relief effort in Haiti. Emergency supplies have been brought by land from the Dominican Republic to Haiti and teams of Jesuits and lay collaborators are working in different areas to offer assistance to the victims. Read More

Eyewitness reports from Jesuits currently in Haiti continue to paint a picture of devastation and grief due to loss of life and property in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. Kawas Francois SJ, a Haitian Jesuit reports from Port-au-Prince that thousands of bodies currently litter the streets and the majority of the houses in the city centre including schools, offices, and churches have been completely destroyed. Kawas goes on to say that the Catholic cathedral of Port-au-Prince had been badly damaged and the General Hospital had collapsed with patients and staff still inside. Read More

Canadian Jesuits International joins the international community to make an urgent call for your support for relief efforts in response to the January 12 earthquake in Haiti. The Jesuit Community in Haiti is actively involved in relief efforts in aid of those affected. Canadian Jesuits International is working with the Province of Jesuits in French Canada, and Jesuit Refugee Service both of which are coordinating the Jesuit response in Haiti. Donations can be directed through Canadian Jesuits International by calling toll free at 1 800 448 2148 or through the donations section of our website. Read More

Fr. Jim Webb, Provincial of the Jesuits in English Canada and Jenny Cafiso, Director of Canadian Jesuits International (CJI), travelled to India and Nepal last November to visit several projects supported by CJI, as well as to visit a number of Canadian Jesuits who are still living and working in the region. What they found is a vibrant region with well established Jesuit ministries, as well as a number of new initiatives and ambitious plans for the future. Read More