On June 25, 2026, the VIVAT International Board of Trustees met at the MCCJ Generalate in Rome. The meeting brought several important updates, including the welcoming of new members, new appointments, and upcoming leadership transitions. [read…]
Highlights from the VIVAT International Annual Meeting 2026 22–23 June 2026 | Hybrid In a world where millions continue to be displaced by conflict, persecution, poverty, and climate-related crises, VIVAT International gathered its members from [read…]
VIVAT International Belgium urges the Belgian Government and Parliament to protect Article 23, which guarantees human dignity and essential social rights. Following the Constitutional Court’s ruling, it emphasizes that migration reforms must respect the rule [read…]
A new initiative is taking shape in Rome that speaks directly to one of the key concerns of VIVAT International and many of its member congregations: the destructive impact of large-scale mining on communities and [read…]
From Ireland, VIVAT members continue to demonstrate that even a small, aging group can remain a vibrant force for climate justice, peace, and human rights. VIVAT Ireland is actively engaging in national debates and global [read…]
In Brazil, VIVAT members are deeply engaged in defending the Amazon, protecting Indigenous and river communities, and promoting concrete ecological alternatives at the grassroots level. During the recent VIVAT Global Call, I shared some encouraging [read…]
Mexico is facing a reality deeply marked by widespread violence and insecurity, much of which is linked to organized crime and drug trafficking groups. Communities experience the consequences of this situation on a daily basis: [read…]
In the United States today, we find ourselves living through a deeply challenging political and social moment. Decisions made here have far-reaching consequences across the world—shaping war and peace, climate action, migration policies, and the [read…]
A Prophetic Voice in a Fragmented World At a historical moment marked by the return of power politics, shrinking development aid, and growing fragmentation in the international order, the joint declaration of the bishops of [read…]
In Indonesia, human trafficking has long been closely linked to unsafe migration. For many years, the main concern was Indonesians—especially women—leaving the country without proper documents and becoming vulnerable to exploitation abroad. Today, however, a [read…]
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