Communications Office

Sr Nathalie Becquart, the undersecretary of the Synod of Bishops discusses how to accompany dioceses or local church communities in implementing a synodal process, based on experiences from the Secretariat General of the Synod. She emphasizes two foundational principles...

Fr Jakub Garčár has been appointed as the new Provincial of the Slovakia Province of the Society of Jesus. Father General Arturo Sosa signed the decree of his appointment on 19 March 2026. Born in 1987, Fr Garčár entered the Society in 2005 in Ružomberok. After his First Vows, he studied philosophy...

Father General has appointed Fr Dominique Dhedya Bamunoba, SJ, as the new Provincial of the Central Africa Province of the Society of Jesus. Fr Dhedya was born on 27 June 1976 in Strasbourg, Alsace, France. He had his primary education and part of his secondary education at Collège Imara in Lubumbashi...

Father General Arturo Sosa has appointed Fr Mateusz Janyga as the new Provincial of the Province of Southern Poland of the Society of Jesus. Born in 1978 inWodzisław Śląski, Fr Janyga completed his secondary education in Rybnik before pursuing studies at...

On a cool Advent morning, nine members of the Jesuit Media Lab community – an initiative sponsored by the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States to gather and support creators inspired by the Ignatian tradition – met at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., the oldest...

Father Stany, as you wrap up your tenure as President of the Jesuit Conference of South Asia (JCSA) this October, what memories truly light up your soul? Gazing at today’s South Asian Jesuit family, which “small wins” or milestones bring you the deepest peace?

Alfonso Salgado Ruiz, a layperson and father, discusses the concept of discernment within the family context. He emphasizes that the family is the primary community where discernment naturally occurs, evolving constantly due to its dynamic nature. Discernment in families involves...

Although Saint Ignatius and the first Jesuits did not consider opening schools at the very beginning, they quickly discover their apostolic potential and became deeply involved in education. Thus, they understood that they needed common guidelines to guarantee a shared identity...

The Kohima Jesuit Province stands at a decisive moment in its history. In the far north-eastern corner of India, the Jesuit mission that began modestly in 1970 has grown into a vibrant apostolic presence. Rooted in more than fifty years of frontier mission across Northeast India, the Kohima...

The following article was written with information provided by Fr Michael Zammit Mangion, SJ – the Provincial of the Near East and Maghreb Province since 2020. He provided an on-the-ground testimony of Jesuit relief efforts in Lebanon.

When Belgian Jesuit missionaries arrived in Chotanagpur in 1869, they stepped into a landscape of systematic oppression. The Adivasi tribes – Munda, Oraon, Ho, Santhal, Kharia – lived on land rich with minerals yet were themselves stripped of dignity, resources, and hope...

Fr Joseph Xavier, SJ, a Jesuit priest from Madurai, India, shares his involvement with the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI), which oversees 132 dioceses. Over the past few years, he has facilitated a spiritual discernment process across 14 regions, engaging bishops, clergy...