“How are Major Superiors selected?”

“How are Major Superiors selected?”

The selection of a Major Superior emphasizes discernment, consultation, and obedience to the Jesuit “way of proceeding”. The process typically begins with a period of consultation among Jesuits within the Province or Region...

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Fr Britto Vincent: New Provincial for Chennai Province

Fr Britto Vincent: New Provincial for Chennai Province

Father General has appointed Fr Britto Vincent as the new Provincial of the Chennai Province of the Society of Jesus. Fr Britto was born in 1960 and entered the Society on 8 July 1990. He was ordained a priest in 1991 and pronounced his Final Vows...

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<i>With Burning Hearts</i>: The 2025 JSN Colloquium on Jesuit Education

With Burning Hearts: The 2025 JSN Colloquium on Jesuit Education

The Colloquium on Jesuit Education is a triennial gathering hosted by the Jesuit Schools Network of North America. This year’s event, held from June 23–27 at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska (USA), brought together more than...

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The Catholic Church in Laos: A Journey of Faith in the Heart of the Land of a Million Elephants

The Catholic Church in Laos: A Journey of Faith in the Heart of the Land of a Million Elephants

Laos, a nation situated in the heart of Southeast Asia, is a land of rolling hills, pristine forests, and the Mekong River, which flows through its entire territory and serves as a symbol deeply intertwined with the local culture...

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Subsidiarity: Leading to Strength

Subsidiarity: Leading to Strength

With the Meeting of Major Superiors coming in October, we’ve spent time explaining the role of a Major Superior. Nestled into that explanation of how the Society of Jesus governs itself is the idea of “Subsidiarity”...

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Rediscovering the Constitutions: Voices from the CIS Conference 2025

Rediscovering the Constitutions: Voices from the CIS Conference 2025

The CIS Conference on “The Constitutions in the Life of the Society” was a great success, with a wide participation and interest. Held in Rome from 23 to 25 June 2025, the Conference provided an ideal space to deepen the value of the Constitutions as the “horizon of the Exercises” and a tool...

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How is the Participation of the Society of Jesus in the COP30 Process?

How is the Participation of the Society of Jesus in the COP30 Process?

COP30 is an opportunity we must not miss. For the first time, we are showcasing the global presence of the Society of Jesus – Jesuits and their institutions – in a single campaign called Jesuits for Climate Justice Campaign (JCJC)...

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“What is a Major Superior?”

“What is a Major Superior?”

With the Meeting of Major Superiors set to take place in Rome this coming October, it is a time of excitement and possibility for all Jesuits. Every Major Superior from around the globe will be representing the concerns, passions, and hopes of the...

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IAJU Assembly 2025: Jesuit Universities and the call for Educational Transformation

IAJU Assembly 2025: Jesuit Universities and the call for Educational Transformation

Institutional leaders from Jesuit universities all over the globe are meeting in Bogota, Colombia, in the 2025 Assembly of the International Association of Jesuit Universities (IAJU) to reflect on their mission in an increasingly fragmented and secular world...

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For formation in discernment – The Pope Video

For formation in discernment – The Pope Video

Let us pray that we might again learn how to discern, to know how to choose paths of life and reject everything that leads us away from Christ and the Gospel.

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Reinforcing the mission: Pope Leo XIV meets with Father General

Reinforcing the mission: Pope Leo XIV meets with Father General

On 20 June, Pope Leo XIV received Father Arturo Sosa in audience at the Vatican. The meeting between the Holy Father and Father General underscores the deep and historically significant relationship between the Holy See and the Society of Jesus...

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IAJU Assembly 2025: Jesuit Universities Unite for Global Dialogue

IAJU Assembly 2025: Jesuit Universities Unite for Global Dialogue

On 30 June, the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, led by Fr Luis Fernando Munera, SJ (the Rector), and its International Affairs Office, welcomed the rectors of more than 180 Jesuit universities from around the world who, despite global challenges...

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