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Father General Arturo Sosa has appointed Fr. Thomas Amirtham Provincial of the Madurai (MDU) Province. Born on 25 May 1964, Fr. Amirtham entered the Society of Jesus on 5 July 1984, was ordained a priest on 19 November 1994, and pronounced his Final Vows on 29 April 2005.

In just a few days, the Congregation of Procurators will begin in Loyola, Spain and over 100 Jesuits from every continent will take part. A key moment will be the presentation of the De Statu Societatis by Fr. General, Arturo Sosa.

The Superior General of the Society of Jesus, Fr. Arturo Sosa, has appointed Fr. Peter Gallagher (66) to be the next Superior Provincial of the Jesuits in Britain with effect from 1st September 2023.

The 71st Congregation of Procurators, an essential governing body of the Society of Jesus, is meeting in Loyola, Spain this month. Let us pray together during this crucial moment in the universal Society’s life by reciting the prayer of the 71st Congregation of Procurators every day.

In May, Jesuits from every Province and Region where the Society of Jesus is working will gather at the “Sanctuario de Loyola” in Spain for the 71^st Congregation of Procurators, or “CP”. Announced in January of 2021, the CP was convoked by Fr. Arturo Sosa...

On the website vocations.jesuits.global there is a new section: a blog.

While appreciating the Lord’s discretion at the very heart of this event that has brought so much Life to men and women of all times, let us meditate on the Exultet, the Easter Proclamation sung at the beginning of the Easter Vigil.

Holy Week comprises the few days between Palm Sunday, which recalls Jesus triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, and the following Saturday, when Jesus is laid in the tomb after being rejected even by those...

Father General has appointed Fr. Thierry Dobbelstein as the next Provincial Superior of the Jesuits of French-speaking Western Europe. This Province includes France, the Walloon Region of Belgium and Luxembourg, as well as Greece, Mauritius and Réunion.

Watch this short video of Pierre Bélanger, SJ, editor of the annual publication “JESUITS - The Society of Jesus in the World”.

In a letter to Fr. Antonio Moreno, President of the Jesuit Conference of Asia-Pacific (JCAP), Father General announced a change of jurisdiction for the mission in Pakistan. The mission, as of 1 April, will be under the responsibility of JCAP.

Father General has announced the appointment of the next General Treasurer of the Society. He will be Fr. Sebastian J. Jeerakassery, from the Delhi Province. He will assume office on 1 April 2023. He succeeds Fr. Thomas J. McClain who has held the position for the past 12 years.