July, 2026

The Society of Jesus in Thailand is relatively small, with 37 Jesuits concentrated in three communities serving four cities, but the history of the Jesuits in Thailand goes back centuries, to the time of Saint Francis Xavier and the first missions of the Society of Jesus to what was then called...

On a sunny mid-week day in Kuching, Fr General Sosa visited St. Joseph’s Private Secondary School (SJPS) where the Jesuits of the Malaysia-Singapore Region work as teachers and administrators. Currently, Fr Stanley Goh is the Rector, while Fr Francis Lim served as the first...

“Malaysia and Singapore are two nations with shared histories but divergent trajectories. While both countries are multicultural and multireligious, their distinct socio-political climates – Malaysia’s constitutional Islam and Singapore’s pragmatic secularism – shape the struggles...”

In an effort to strengthen global collaboration and advocacy across regions, the Global Ignatian Advocacy Network (GIAN) – an apostolic platform of collaboration animated and coordinated by the Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat of the Society of Jesus (SJES) – has launched...

The Caring for Community and Creation (CCC) project was initiated by the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP) in 2022 to address poverty and ecology as identified in the JCAP apostolic plan. The project has three specific objectives, one of which is strengthening communities through...

Fr Arturo Sosa, SJ, arrived in Kuching, Malaysia to begin his 5th apostolic visitation of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP). With a full schedule of meetings and travel between different Jesuit ministries and communities in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia...

The Paraquarensis Province was separated from that of Peru in 1604. It comprised the territories of the present-day states of Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay, part of Bolivia, and, temporarily, Chile. One of the most notable ministries in this Province was the Guaraní reductions...

Launched at the 2018 IAJU Assembly, Magis Exchange offers students the chance to study across borders, cultures and academic contexts. It is more than an academic mobility program: it embodies a shared commitment to forming young people ready to engage thoughtfully...

The Society of Jesus has designated Loyola University Chicago as the new home for the Discerning Leadership Program (DLP) which provides leadership formation, accompaniment and resources for senior Church leaders. Loyola University Chicago will henceforth steward...

When nearly one hundred facilitators of discernment gathered in Salamanca in late 2025, something more than a meeting took place. Convened at the desire of Fr Arturo Sosa, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, the Ignite the Way gathering set out to form facilitators for processes of communal discernment...

“On 15 January 2023, after the Angelus – I was travelling to Rome and we watched from the train – Pope Francis announced officially the ecumenical prayer vigil for 30 September of that year. He said that the path to Christian unity and the Church’s synodal conversion are linked...”

Excitement is building for MAGIS Korea 2027, the international gathering that will bring young people from across the Ignatian family to Korea ahead of World Youth Day in Seoul. A recent online information session, led by Fr Hakjoon Lorenzo, SJ, General coordinator of MAGIS Korea...