Canadian Jesuits International
70 Saint Mary St
Toronto, ON
M5S 1J3
Canada
Tel: 416.465.1824
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Email: cji@jesuits.ca
In March 2020, a national lockdown was imposed in India in response to COVID-19. The lockdown left migrant labourers in … Read more
Thank you to all our friends and supporters for making CJI’s Giving Tuesday campaign, A JUST FUTURE FOR ALL, a … Read more
CJI stands in solidarity with Fr Stan Swamy, an 83-year-old Jesuit in India, and the 15 other human rights defenders … Read more
3 December 2020
You, Lord have given all that to me. I now give it back to you, O Lord. … Read more
Last June 25, CJI presented A cry from the Amazon: Indigenous communities threatened by COVID-19, a webinar with Fr Alfredo … Read more
India has been severely impacted by COVID-19. Marginalized communities are disproportionately affected and are suffering immensely. Canadian Jesuits International hosted … Read more
Just across our boundary walls there is a big slum area of some 600 migrant families. Most of these families … Read more
I hope and pray God almighty has kept you all under the wings of his protection.
I would like to … Read more
As the coronavirus pandemic reached India, the federal government enforced a three-week lockdown from the midnight of March 23, giving … Read more
“How difficult it is to stay at home for those who live in tiny, ramshackle dwellings, or for … Read more
The first Youth 4 Others (Y4O) Social Justice Day of 2019 was held in Toronto on 25 April. It was … Read more
Luke’s gospel tells us about two disciples in Emmaus who, after the resurrection, realized that the stranger they had accompanied … Read more
Thank you to all participants, donors and volunteers who helped make CJI’s Giving Tuesday “Bridging Borders” campaign a success!
Numerous … Read more
Pope Francis’s appeal “not to create walls but to build bridges” is at the heart of Canadian Jesuits International’s 2018 … Read more
The prophet Isaiah tells us that the coming Messiah will be known by his “justice and righteousness.” This is the … Read more
As I write this, over 7,000 Honduran migrants including children have crossed the Guatemalan and Mexican … Read more
Join CJI’s Tell Ten campaign called BRIDGING BORDERS this fall in the lead-up to Giving Tuesday on November 27!
You … Read more
Gandhi Ashram in India was founded in 1992 by Fr Edward McGuire, a Canadian Jesuit. He was asked by his … Read more
Human rights are cultural concepts, evolving continually in response to socio-cultural and political changes. Since 1948, when the UN General … Read more
The spring and summer newsletter of Canadian Jesuits International is all about human rights. It is available in PDF format … Read more
CJI’s Christmas Appeal this year focuses on livelihood support as integral to the good news announced to the shepherds:
In … Read more
This is the third article in a blog series appearing on the igNation website in November 2017. The series aims … Read more
This article is the first in a blog series appearing on the igNation website in November 2017. The series aims … Read more
Early this year, major newspapers and TV stations in India proclaimed with pride that India had replaced the United Kingdom … Read more
The politics of famine is explored in the latest issue of CJI’s newsletter. It is available in PDF format here: … Read more
“Tell Ten” is CJI’s Giving Tuesday campaign for 2017. It is aimed at spreading the word about support for livelihoods … Read more
Joseph Brennan was born shortly before the Great Depression, on September 22, … Read more
CJI honours the memory of Fr William German SJ, who died at the … Read more
“Faithfully bring forth justice” is the theme of CJI’s Easter Appeal this year. It is based on a Holy Week … Read more
CJI’s annual Christmas Appeal focuses this year on the theme of light shining in darkness, based on the words of … Read more
The 2016 fall issue of CJI’s Mission News is now available and may be downloaded in PDF format from here.… Read more
On 21 September, Canadian Jesuits International (CJI) hosted a reception with longstanding supporter Mary Ellen Sullivan to celebrate the Halifax … Read more
CJI mourns the passing of Fr Henry P. Nunn SJ, who died at the age of 86 in Bangalore, India, … Read more
As a nursing graduate of St Louis University, Missouri, I met Tom Dooley MD, a former alumnus who spoke of … Read more
This letter from 90-year-old Diana Brand, a loyal CJI donor, recalls the beginnings of Gandhi Ashram, in Darjeeling, India:
Fr … Read more