June, 2026

A series of powerful earthquakes have struck Venezuela on 24 June, causing widespread destruction across affected communities and leaving thousands of people in urgent need of assistance...

As Venezuela begins the difficult task of recovering after two strong earthquakes that claimed lives, left many missing and caused widespread destruction, Father General Arturo Sosa has sent a message of closeness and hope to the Venezuelan people.

“I did not know Pope Francis as well as many others did. Certainly not as well as some mutual friends who had known him since his days as the Archbishop of Buenos Aires. Nor did I know him as well as the cardinals, bishops, priests and religious men and women who worked with him...”

Service Yezu Mwiza (SYM) is a Christian, socio-medical organization dedicated to fighting HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, while promoting holistic healthcare and social justice. Founded in 2008, it operates as a prominent reference centre under the care of the Jesuits in Burundi...

The General Curia concluded its social year with a gathering in the Aula on 19 June that brought together the Jesuit members of the Curia community and the lay collaborators that jointly sustain its administrative operations...

As the Society of Jesus prepares for the II Congress JESEDU-Montreal 2027, a global process of review, discernment, and foresight is now underway. This initiative seeks to evaluate how the shared vision for Jesuit education has been implemented across the worldwide network of...

Luis Valdés Castellanos, a Jesuit from the Mexican Province, discusses the vital role of spiritual conversation as a tool for shared discernment within religious communities. He emphasizes that neither discernment nor spiritual conversation is exclusive to the Society of Jesus...

From 23 – 31 May, the Delegation for the Elderly of the Spanish Province organised the third edition of the formation course for elderly Jesuits at the Jesuit House in Salamanca. The program brought together 24 Jesuits aged between 70 and 85, with one or two participants in their 90s...

On 21 June 1629, the sky above Beijing darkened for a few moments. To astronomers, it was a partial solar eclipse. To the Chinese imperial court, however, the phenomenon had a much deeper significance. For centuries in China, eclipses had been interpreted as messages from Heaven...

World Refugee Day is celebrated every year on 20 June. This international day was designated by the United Nations to honour refugees around the globe, shine a light on their plight, and work together to find long-term solutions to displacement.

“Since the third Universal Apostolic Preference was given to us, I have spent time discerning how the General Curia can help to move it forward. I didn’t want to set up a heavy structure. I didn’t think a Secretariat here in the Curia was needed. In the end, I opted for a light network structure...”

Pope Francis raised climate change to global consciousness as the defining moral issue of our time. As a result, the Church has become a global voice urging political accountability and personal responsibility for healing the planet. Building on his legacy, Pope Leo vigorously calls for urgent climate action...