Social Commitments
Who among you, having a hundred sheep, and losing one, does not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and goes after the lost one until he finds it again? (Lk 15,4)
The attention and determination of the Shepherd “in search of the lost sheep” led Jesus to go to the peripheries.
It is also a new way of expressing one of the essential dimensions of our charism.
Congo-Kivu: a voice that screams
Coming from Minova, Kalehe territory in South Kivu province, a boat named MV MERDI capsized in the waters of Lake Kivu on Thursday 3 October at around 11am.
The inhuman conditions of refugees in North Kivu
The war in Kivu or the banality of human life: the naked lives of millions of Congolese. That's all we can say about the Congolese genocide.
New Board of Directors of the social organizations of the Brazilian Provinces
On January 22, the new board of the “Associação Dehoniana Brasil Meridional” (ADBM), a civil entity that manages the social and educational assistance works of the Dehonian Provinces, took office.
Cyclone Freddy devastates Mozambique
Fr. Sandro Capoferri, provincial superior, informs us about the situation and appeals for solidarity.
A fraternity born under the sign of Providence and living out Dehonian reparation
Dehonians in Italy have opened a fraternity near Bologna which intends to be a coexistence of various vocations.
Nicaragua: siege of the church
"Aware that prayer is the strength of the Christian, we invite you to continue imploring Christ to intercede and watch over this His little sheep. We hope that reason, as well as respectful understanding, will open the way to the solution of this critical and complex situation for all."
Cardinal Hummes dies at 87
Archbishop Emeritus Claudio Hummes died on July 4 at the age of 87: he encouraged us to make possible this Church to go out.
Burkina Faso: climate change
There are nearly 2 million internally displaced people in Burkina Faso, about 10 percent of the population. The dire situation in this poor country is also a consequence of climate change and the lack of a circular economy.
Final Message of the II Encounter of Social Pastoral
On May 16 and 17, 2022, the II Dehonian Social Pastoral Meeting took place in Alfragide, convened by the Provincial Superior of the Portuguese Province of the Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and prepared and coordinated by the Provincial Commission for Justice and Peace and Integrity of Creation
Horn of Africa: “Collateral Victims of War”
It is not only civilians who are the victims of war; in war everyone loses, even the victors.
SCJ ministry funds state missing person’s position
Native Hope – an outreach program of the SCJs’ St. Joseph’s Indian School – announced February 16 that it will fund the missing person specialist position created in the South Dakota state Attorney General’s Office.
