Canadian Jesuits International (CJI) is pleased to announce the selection of Julia Thompson as its incoming Executive Director. Thompson is set to begin her role on January 1, 2027. She succeeds Jenny Cafiso, who announced in June that she will step down at the end of December 2026. Cafiso led CJI for 23 years. Read the full article: Click link in bio.

Celebrate the spirit of Giving Tuesday and Christmas with Canadian Jesuits International! Our online concert features music and stories centered on ecological justice in the Global South. This year's event holds a special place in our hearts as we bid a fond farewell to our Executive Director, Jenny Cafiso, and look ahead to welcoming our new director. Don’t miss this evening of gratitude, music, and global solidarity. Register now: Click link in bio.

A tribute to Jenny Cafiso, CJI Executive Director: Click link in bio Members of the CJI Board met on Saturday, October 31, to approve projects for the year 2026-2027 and to discuss various matters. They also took the occasion to give thanks to CJI Executive Director Jenny Cafiso, who has announced her retirement at the end of the year. Board Chair Desmond Wilson delivered a stirring tribute to Jenny, noting how when she assumed leadership 23 years ago, CJI "existed more as a vision than as a fully formed reality." Jenny built CJI from the ground up, he said. "There was for all intents and purposes, no established structure, no staff team, no funding base, and no portfolio of projects." What did exist, he said was that CJI "could and should stand in solidarity with those on the margins or our world." Today, Jenny leaves behind a "thriving and respected organization, with a talended and growing staff, strong partnerships around the world, dedicated donors, a substantial endowment providing long-term resilience, and a reputation that extends far beyond Canada." Her greatest achievement, however, is "the people you have inspired, the relationships you have nurtured, and the deeper understanding you have given so many of what it means to live our faith through the pursuit of justice," said Desmond. Read his full tribute: Click link in bio

Thank you to St. Edward's Parish in Victoria for the warm welcome you extended to CJI guest speaker Brex Arevala, an environmental activist and planner from the Philippines, who went on a lecture tour across Canada as part of CJI's fall campaign on ecological justice. Brex said ecological justice means putting marginalized and affected communities at the centre of environmental decisions. Learn more about CJI's fall campaign: Click link in bio.

Thank you to you the University of Victoria's Multi-Faith Centre for the warm welcome you extended to CJI guest speaker Brex Arevala, an environmental activist and planner from the Philippines, who went on a lecture tour across Canada as part of CJI's fall campaign on ecological justice. Brex emphasized that waste-driven, profit-centred and “linear” economic systems harm the Earth and the poor, and “false waste-to-energy” solutions only serve to deepen those harms. He called for zero-waste, community-led alternatives grounded in participation, transparency, listening, accountability and dignity. Learn more about CJI's fall campaign: https://bit.ly/CJICampaign2026

CJI guest speaker Brex Arevalo, an environmental activist and planner from Manila, and CJI Outreach Coordinator Juan Camilo Poveda were in Vancouver last week for the last leg of the speaking tour about CJI's fall campaign focusing on ecological justice. First stop was at Vancouver College and later in the evening, at St. Mark's Parish. In his lecture. Brex emphasized that waste-to-energy incineration, plastic-to-fuel technologies, chemical recycling, refuse-derived fuel, bioplastics, landfill carbon capture, carbon credit schemes and biomass incineration are “false solutions” to the ecological crisis because they fail to address plastic pollution, they harm human and ecosystem health, and delay production reduction, Learn more about CJI's fall campaign, Ecological Justice: It's not Complicated: click link in bio.

The transformative work of our Jesuit partners in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America and the Caribbean, supported by you, our devoted supporters and partners, demonstrates the gifts of love and joy that Christmas brings. Together you help poor and marginalized children to gain access to quality education. You provide accompaniment to refugees and migrants. You help to empower tea garden workers to advocate for their rights. You help good governance and servant leadership to thrive. May your acts of generosity continue. Donate now to CJI's 2026 Christmas Appeal: Click link in bio #Christmas #ChristmasAppeal #Jesuits #Canada

The Catholic Student Leadership Impact Team (CSLIT). a group of student leaders from Toronto Catholic District School Board secondary schools gathered on October 27 to listen to Brex Arevalo, a Filipino environmental activist and planner, who is touring select cities in Canada as part of CJI’s fall campaign on ecological justice. Brex underscored the importance of zero waste solutions as he noted how waste-driven, profit-centred development has been fuelling the ecological crisis. He noted how young people from an urban poor area in Manila have been at the forefront of the fight against an incinerator in their community.

On October 27, CJI held a Social Justice Day that brought together 45 students from Toronto’s St. Patrick’s Catholic Secondary School, Notre Dame High School, Madonna Catholic Secondary School, and St. Joseph College. St. Patrick students opened with a prayer and a Tagalog song, noting the presence of CJI guest speaker Brex Arevalo, a Filipino environmental activist and planner from the Philippines. Notre Dame students led an icebreaker connecting young women worldwide who are advocating for ecological justice. Madonna students closed with a beautiful prayer drawing on Laudato is’. Brex discussed CJI’s fall campaign on ecological justice, reminding everyone that caring for our common home goes hand in hand with human dignity, social justice, and peace. He also talked about how young people are leading the fight against plans to build an incinerator in Manila.