Communications Office

Communications Office

Editor in Curia Generalizia

The Communications Office of the General Curia publishes news of international scope on Father General, on the central government of the Society of Jesus and on the commitments of the Jesuits and partners-in-mission. It also handles media and public relations.

Who counts as a Jesuit? A 1546 papal brief answered one question and raised others

Who counts as a Jesuit? A 1546 papal brief answered one question and raised others

On 5 June 1546, Paul III signed the brief “Exponi nobis”, which addressed how men who did not belong to the original group of highly qualified priests of the Society could nonetheless belong to it and serve its mission. The brief did so by establishing the grade of coadjutor...

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ICAJE and JGNS Board Meeting: Strengthening Collaboration Worldwide

ICAJE and JGNS Board Meeting: Strengthening Collaboration Worldwide

The ICAJE (International Commission on the Apostolate of Jesuit Education) and JGNS (Jesuit Global Network of Schools) Board meeting took place from 26 May to 29 May 2026, bringing together leaders of the global Jesuit educational apostolate to reflect on shared priorities...

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Pray with the Pope | For the values of sports

Pray with the Pope | For the values of sports

Pope Leo XIV dedicates his June prayer intention to the values of sports, “to build communion and fraternity in history”. He invites us to pray that sports might be a path of peace, encounter, and dialogue between cultures, promoting respect, solidarity, and the spirit of overcoming limits.

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Discernment in common with those in formation for ministry | Ignite the Way

Discernment in common with those in formation for ministry | Ignite the Way

Fr Somy Matthew Mannoor, SJ, a Jesuit from India and formation delegate, presents a case study in the 19th episode of Ignite the Way video series on discernment in common, particularly focusing on young religious in formation. He shares two concrete examples illustrating...

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PCCP: Promoting a Culture of Protection in Today’s World in the Ignatian Way

PCCP: Promoting a Culture of Protection in Today’s World in the Ignatian Way

The project Promotion of a Consistent Culture of Protection (PCCP) was launched in 2018 following the 36th General Congregation. In 2019, a survey was conducted to assess the “state of the question” in Jesuit Provinces regarding policies, protocols, and formation aimed at advancing...

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Reimagining Eco-Justice: South Asian Jesuits Move Toward Advocacy

Reimagining Eco-Justice: South Asian Jesuits Move Toward Advocacy

The annual meeting of Eco-Jesuit delegates in South Asia, held at Inigo Bhawan in Matigara, Darjeeling, became much more than a routine gathering. Set against the fragile ecology of the Eastern Himalayas, the meeting turned into a moment of discernment on the future...

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Jesuits in Algeria: Bearers of Hope

Jesuits in Algeria: Bearers of Hope

In April 2026, Pope Leo XIV made the first-ever papal visit to Algeria. Two weeks later, Father Arturo Sosa, SJ, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, travelled to Algeria to visit the small Jesuit community there for the first time since his election in 2016. The land of St Augustine, bishop of Hippo...

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“To Be Present is Already a Ministry”: The Jesuit Choice of Quiet Witness in Pakistan

“To Be Present is Already a Ministry”: The Jesuit Choice of Quiet Witness in Pakistan

After three years of being ad experimentum with the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP), the Pakistan Jesuit Mission pauses to reflect on what it means to live and serve in this land. These years have not been easy. Pakistan is often described as an “arduous” place...

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Magnificent Humanity

Magnificent Humanity

If we believe that human dignity for all is the greatest common good, then how shall we guide the development of technologies that may ignore or discard that dignity? This is the question that forms the foundation of Magnifica Humanitas (“Magnificent Humanity”), the first encyclical...

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ICAJE and the Jesuit Global Network of Schools: Serving a Universal Mission

ICAJE and the Jesuit Global Network of Schools: Serving a Universal Mission

The International Commission on the Apostolate of Jesuit Education (ICAJE) supports the Secretariat for Secondary and Pre-Secondary Education in animating, coordinating, and renewing Jesuit education worldwide. Since its establishment in 1980, ICAJE has fostered collaboration...

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New Regional Superior for Thailand

New Regional Superior for Thailand

On 12 May 2026, Father General Arturo Sosa appointed Fr Francis Xavier Manasan Wongvarn, SJ, as the new Regional Superior of Thailand. Born on 4 October 1981 in Bangkok, Fr Manasan entered the Society of Jesus in 2001. He studied philosophy at Ateneo de Manila University where he obtained...

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Prophetic courage in the digital age: Communications delegates gather to reimagine Jesuit Communications

Prophetic courage in the digital age: Communications delegates gather to reimagine Jesuit Communications

Communication delegates from the six Conferences convened at the General Curia last week to confront the defining challenges of their ministry: examining ways to better communicate the mission and vision of the Society of Jesus in an age of rapid technological transformation.

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