JRS and SJES – Call for Peace and Protection for the People of Myanmar

JRS and SJES – Call for Peace and Protection for the People of Myanmar

Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) and the Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat (SJES) call for concrete action, including an end to the violence that continues to terrorize the people of Myanmar...

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Video series from Fr General – Episode 6

Video series from Fr General – Episode 6

In this sixth chapter, Father Sosa introduces the Society of Jesus today. He explains how the Universal Apostolic Preferences guide not only Jesuits but the whole Ignatian family...

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Théodore Kodidis SJ – Archbishop of Athens to build bridges

Théodore Kodidis SJ – Archbishop of Athens to build bridges

There are not that many Jesuit bishops! St Ignatius stipulated in the Constitutions that Jesuits should decline “ecclesiastical dignities” - including hierarchical positions in the Church - unless explicitly requested by the Pope.

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Rutilio Grande: “Witness to a Church that goes forth, shepherd who smells of his sheep”

Rutilio Grande: “Witness to a Church that goes forth, shepherd who smells of his sheep”

The mission that Edwin Henríquez, a priest of the diocese of San Salvador, received from his bishop has had a profound effect on him. Today he testifies...

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A journey towards Competence, Conscience, Compassion, and Commitment

A journey towards Competence, Conscience, Compassion, and Commitment

The Servicio Social Javeriano (SSJ – Xaverian Social Service) has become the symbol of the teaching of values we offer our students. It’s the culmination of a holistic formation that they begin in infant school (for 3-5 year olds) and end before their last year of high school.

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Fr Rutilio Grande, together with two lay companions, is beatified in El Salvador

Fr Rutilio Grande, together with two lay companions, is beatified in El Salvador

Fr. Rutilio Grande was a Jesuit of unsuspected human and religious dimensions. In his weakness he found his greatness. He spent most of his life in the silence and humility of those who, step by step, become companions of Jesus.

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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

The theme for the 2022 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is “We Saw His Star in the East...". It was chosen by the Christian Churches of the Middle East and finds its origins...

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Jesuits in formation share their views on the Universal Apostolic Preferences

Jesuits in formation share their views on the Universal Apostolic Preferences

The Extended Council and Fr. General met for a week to talk about the Universal Apostolic Preferences. The Council invited six Jesuits in formation...

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“My kidnapping helped me to grow in faith, hope and love”.

“My kidnapping helped me to grow in faith, hope and love”.

Among the recent visitors to the General Curia, we met Rogerio da Silva, a Brazilian Jesuit who has spent some seven years ministering in Haiti.

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The Jesuit vow of poverty – A new monthly video series

The Jesuit vow of poverty – A new monthly video series

Religious poverty is a topical and even controversial issue. In a letter on Jesuit poverty last September 2021, Fr. General, Arturo Sosa, called us...

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COVID as a force for conversion?

COVID as a force for conversion?

How can we respond to Pope Francis’ invitation to create a ‘new normal’? What is the impact of COVID on our world order? How can we resist the temptation to try to put all the pieces back together as they were?

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Fr. Girish Santiago, new Regional Superior of Myanmar

Fr. Girish Santiago, new Regional Superior of Myanmar

Father General has appointed Fr. Girish Santiago as the new Regional Superior of the Myanmar Dependent Region. This region is in relationship with the Philippine Province.

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