2025

“For the month of June, I have been one of the participants in the Vatican Observatory Summer School at Castel Gandolfo. It has been an experience of wonder, confusion, friendship, and joy...”

Borno State in northeastern Nigeria has been severely plagued by a multifaceted crisis characterized by socioeconomic challenges, health vulnerabilities, educational setbacks, and ongoing insecurity. Violent insurgent attacks have led to the disruption...

Fr Arturo Sosa, SJ, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, has officially convoked a Meeting of Major Superiors (MMS), to be held in Rome this coming October. These meetings are as rare as they are important, with the last MMS held in 2000 and 2005...

Since June 1, the corridors of the Jesuit-run Vatican Observatory in Castel Gandolfo have once again been filled with the voices and languages of young people from all over the world. The latest edition of the Vatican Observatory Summer School (VOSS)...

Every year, the delegates for communications from the six Conferences of the Society of Jesus meet for about a week to reflect on their mission, explore new frontiers in communication, and strengthen their collective vision for advancing this important work...

The Jubilee Year of Hope offers the Church a sacred time for renewal, reconciliation, and revival. On June 25, the Church sets aside a special moment for the Jubilee of Priests to honor and to celebrate the sacred calling of presbyters in their ministry to the faithful...

The International Association of Jesuit Universities (IAJU) will hold its 2025 Assembly at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia. This global gathering of presidents, rectors, and senior leaders from Jesuit institutions will be a moment of deep reflection...

I met Fr Jorge Bergoglio, SJ, when I was discerning my vocation. In early 1981, my novice master, Fr Ernesto López Rosas, SJ, sent me to speak with Bergoglio for an interview. At that time, he was rector of the Colegio Máximo de San Miguel...

For more than 53 years, Hogar de Cristo in Ecuador has been a refuge, a source of inspiration, and a horizon for thousands of families whose dignity has been violated. In this place, its work takes the form of transformative accompaniment...

2025 marks the 100th anniversary of Manresa magazine, which has remained faithful to its vocation of researching and promoting Ignatian spirituality throughout a century. Its name announces its origins in the city of Manresa, near Barcelona, where Ignatius...

The Consiglio Allargato explored the different situations experienced by Jesuits and reflected on our religious life, which is guided by the hope of the risen Christ. It touched on the lived experiences of Jesuits and examined the nuanced challenges and spiritual...

Last week in Rome, the Social Secretaries of the Conferences and the leaders of the four Global Ignatian Advocacy Network (GIAN) initiatives gathered for a series of important meetings. The entire SJES team was also present.