October, 2023

1 November, the Feast of All Saints... The well-known and recognised saints, of course, but even more so, all those people, men, women and children, who have died after living a life in harmony with God’s plan for the world.

Saint Alphonsus Rodríguez, patron saint of the Jesuit brothers, a man of hospitality and prayer.

Law students accompany migrant children and families through legal services and advocacy.

Last week, when speaking to his weekly audience, Pope Francis urged the world to take “only one side” in the Israeli-Palestinian war – the one “of peace”.

Cardinal Pedro Barreto is a Jesuit and Archbishop of Huancayo in Peru. He is a member of the General Assembly of the Synod on Synodality. He shares his experience with us after the first three weeks of the Assembly.

In the far north of Thailand, on the border with Burma and Laos, young people from ethnic mountain communities have not had easy access to higher education. With the creation of the Xavier Learning Community, the Jesuits...

“What we are celebrating today rekindles in us the Spirit and the charism that the Lord has bequeathed to the whole Society of Jesus and to all with whom we share this mission, reminding us that our dwelling place and our area of service is the whole world.”

“I am a voting member of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on Synodality. These days have been moments of deep and prayerful conversations in the Spirit as we collectively seek light to see the will of God...”

Enter into the spirit of the Synod on Synodality. Situate this event in the long tradition of synods in the Catholic Church. Feel the novelty through images that inspire prayer, fraternity, sharing and hope for the future.

After two weeks of participation in the General Assembly of the Synod on Synodality in the Church, Bishop Enrique Figaredo SJ, pastor of the Apostolic Prefecture of Battambang (Cambodia), shares his experience with us.

Over the years, Mwangaza Jesuit Spirituality Centre in Nairobi, Kenya, has championed an ecologically friendly spirituality. The property is covered with indigenous trees, fruit trees, shrubs of many kinds, and flowers...

At the end of the first week of the General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on Synodality in the Church, here is the testimony of Fr Paul Béré, a Jesuit from Burkina Faso who worked on the preparation of the Synod as a member of the theological commission.