Curia News

Do you have questions about the upcoming Meeting of Major Superiors? You are not alone! To bring you along as preparations ramp up ahead of the event, we have put together some of the most common questions. Think of this as a guide to help you find out...

The leadership team of the International Society of Jesuit Ecumenists recently came to Rome to consult with Father General and his counsellors about the place of ecumenism in the Society of Jesus. Fr Dorian Llywelyn, SJ, gives us his reflections following those meetings.

The Society of Jesus has a long tradition of engaging in ecumenism within the Catholic Church. In the video, three Jesuit experts – Dorian Llywelyn, Markus Schmidt, and Thomas D. Hughson – reflect on the Jesuit approach to dialogue, collaboration, and reconciliation among Christian traditions...

From 17 – 26 October, the General Curia will be abuzz with Major Superiors, meeting to reflect and share about how to better live fully the mission that gives meaning to our Jesuit vocation and the apostolates in which we collaborate with other people.

Father General Arturo Sosa has appointed Fr Alfred Toppo as the new Provincial of the Madhya Pradesh Province of the Society of Jesus. Born in 1969, Fr Toppo entered the Society in 1989, was ordained a priest in 2005, and pronounced his final vows on 18 May 2023...

During the days of the Jubilee of Youth in Rome, the MAGIS network of the Euro-Mediterranean Province (EUM) became the heart of Ignatian hospitality for thousands of pilgrims from all over the world.

Auguri! It is the feast day of St Ignatius of Loyola! As Jesuits, our thoughts naturally turn to the founder of the Society of Jesus every year on 31 July. We celebrate a spiritual pioneer whose vision continues to shape the Church and the Society of Jesus...

“July 31st, the feast day of St Ignatius of Loyola, is always a special day for Jesuits and Jesuit apostolates around the world. Not just a celebration of our founder, July 31st tends to be a time for Jesuits to gather, to give thanks, to reminisce, and to recommit ourselves...”

Father General Arturo Sosa has appointed Fr Fabien Gasigwa, SJ, as the Provincial of the newly-erected Rwanda-Burundi Province of the Society of Jesus. Before his appointment as Provincial, Fr Gasigwa had been serving as the Regional Superior of the Rwanda-Burundi Region...

The selection of a Major Superior emphasizes discernment, consultation, and obedience to the Jesuit “way of proceeding”. The process typically begins with a period of consultation among Jesuits within the Province or Region...

Father General has appointed Fr Britto Vincent as the new Provincial of the Chennai Province of the Society of Jesus. Fr Britto was born in 1960 and entered the Society on 8 July 1990. He was ordained a priest in 1991 and pronounced his Final Vows...

With the Meeting of Major Superiors coming in October, we’ve spent time explaining the role of a Major Superior. Nestled into that explanation of how the Society of Jesus governs itself is the idea of “Subsidiarity”...