Europe

A religious order called the DIVINE WORD MISSIONARIES have centres for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation in different parts of Europe, as well as in the other continents.

Here in this section, we give a sample of the activities they organise and the services they give.

We begin in Poland where they have in Chludowo – a project called “JPIC – the Young Without Borders” a project which involves sports. In Warsaw - the “Fu Shenfu Migrant Center” where they care for the needs of migrant workers.

In Portugal, their members are engaged in promoting awareness about the plight of people who suffer from social exclusion like the people in Santarem, the Amazon, in Brazil: “The Cry of the Excluded”. They establish confraternities and communities and tackle Human Trafficking. For more information and if you know Portuguese, visit their website at http://www.verbodivino.pt/jpic.html

Next week from 18th to 22nd April, there will be a gathering of JPIC Coordinators of Europe in in their headquarters in Vienna and they will reflect together on their experiences in different countries around Europe in order to plan a way forward with their mission and goals towards a more just, peaceful and sustainable world.

The theme of the conference is: ”Having Faith in a Migrant World”