JESC is pleased to announce the arrival of Benoit Willemaers SJ as its new Secretary for European Affairs. A Belgian Jesuit priest, Benoit joined the Society in 2006, after a formation in Political Sciences and European Affairs at the University of Liège and at the College of Europe in Natolin (Poland). During his time in the Society, he successively worked for the Belgian office of the Jesuit Refugee Service, in youth pastoral activities in Brussels, and as a university chaplain in Namur.  

JESC’s Secretariat for European Affairs aims to follow and encourage discussions and initiatives around the ideas of common good and social justice in European politics and policies, following the inspiration of Catholic Social Teaching. As such, Benoit will coordinate JESC’s interactions and collaborations with partners – individuals, groups, organisations – who share the same goals.