Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI: “Society of Jesus shares the sorrow of the whole Church” says Fr Sosa

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI: “Society of Jesus shares the sorrow of the whole Church” says Fr Sosa

The Society of Jesus shares the sorrow of the whole Church on the occasion of the death of the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, at the same time giving thanks to God for the gift of his person to the Church and to the world.

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School ignited with Ignatian light

School ignited with Ignatian light

The initial process of evangelisation among tribals in India was that the Good News got transmitted through relatives who had already received it. In late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Good News of the Ranchi Jesuit mission crossed its territory to...

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The Society of Jesus has responded to the humanitarian crisis in and around Ukraine from day one

The Society of Jesus has responded to the humanitarian crisis in and around Ukraine from day one

The Society of Jesus through its parishes, schools, social centers and retreat houses has responded as one body since February 24. Fr. General has asked Jesuit Refugee Service Europe to coordinate this response for the medium and long term.

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Are the Jesuits of the 16th century and the Jesuits of today very different?

Are the Jesuits of the 16th century and the Jesuits of today very different?

Camilla Russell is Head of Publications at the Institutum Historicum Societatis Iesu(IHSI) of the Archives of the Society of Jesus in Rome. She is Australian by birth and affiliated to the University of Newcastle in Australia. Specialist in the Renaissance, her latest book...

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Christmas 2022

Christmas 2022

“I Am There” Now God says to us What He has already said to the earth as a whole Through His grace-filled birth: I am there. I am with you.

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Launch of the Ignatian Young Adult Network

Launch of the Ignatian Young Adult Network

The Society of Jesus has a dream to reach out to accompany, to join in the adventure of discovering God today. Our dream is that young people feel ‘cura personalis’, feel ‘minded’, in a world that is so often impersonal.

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Heaven’s Heart – A Shared Thirst

Heaven’s Heart – A Shared Thirst

The resources that we share with the animals around us, are an important part of what it means to be a human. Water is central to that as it is the lifeblood of every living creature on this planet.

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A new Provincial for Madagascar: Fr. Jocelyn Rabeson

A new Provincial for Madagascar: Fr. Jocelyn Rabeson

Father General has appointed Fr. Solofonirina Jocelyn Rabeson (53) as the next Provincial of the Province of Madagascar. He entered the Society of Jesus at the Province novitiate in 1987. In 1998, he was ordained a priest in Antananarivo...

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Christmas is an invitation to let the light shine in the darkness

Christmas is an invitation to let the light shine in the darkness

Fr. Arturo Sosa extends his Christmas and New Year wishes to not only his fellow Jesuit companions but also to all those who are committed in one way or another to spreading the light and grace that the Child of Bethlehem brings to the world.

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A tradition charged with meaning, a sign that still speaks to us today

A tradition charged with meaning, a sign that still speaks to us today

Take a look at the photo-essay showing the Christmas nativity scenes displayed under the colonnade of St Peter’s Square in Rome, an initiative of the Dicastery for Evangelization.

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Matteo Ricci, missionary of inculturation

Matteo Ricci, missionary of inculturation

The figure of Matteo Ricci occupies a special place in the history of human culture as one of the main protagonists of the encounter between different cultures. Together with Marco Polo, he is one of the only two non-Chinese figures included in....

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A life of holiness through simplicity: Brother Marcos Figueroa, SJ

A life of holiness through simplicity: Brother Marcos Figueroa, SJ

On 17 December, Pope Francis approved the declaration of the heroic virtues of the Jesuit brother José Marcos Figueroa. He is thus considered “venerable”, a step towards official recognition of the holiness of his Christian life.

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