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On 20 June, Pope Leo XIV received Father Arturo Sosa in audience at the Vatican. The meeting between the Holy Father and Father General underscores the deep and historically significant relationship between the Holy See and the Society of Jesus...

Fr Arturo Sosa, SJ, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, has officially convoked a Meeting of Major Superiors (MMS), to be held in Rome this coming October. These meetings are as rare as they are important, with the last MMS held in 2000 and 2005...

Every year, the delegates for communications from the six Conferences of the Society of Jesus meet for about a week to reflect on their mission, explore new frontiers in communication, and strengthen their collective vision for advancing this important work...

The Consiglio Allargato explored the different situations experienced by Jesuits and reflected on our religious life, which is guided by the hope of the risen Christ. It touched on the lived experiences of Jesuits and examined the nuanced challenges and spiritual...

Last week in Rome, the Social Secretaries of the Conferences and the leaders of the four Global Ignatian Advocacy Network (GIAN) initiatives gathered for a series of important meetings. The entire SJES team was also present.

Father General Arturo Sosa has appointed Fr Juan Cristóbal Beytía as the new Provincial of the Chilean Province (CHL) of the Society of Jesus. Fr Beytía will begin his new role on 31 July 2025. Born in Santiago in 1972, Father Beytía attended...

Father General Arturo Sosa has appointed Fr Shajumon Chakkalakkal as the Provincial of the Darjeeling-Nepal Province (DAN). On 12 April 2025, Father General united the Darjeeling Province with the Nepal Region by a Decree, thereby constituting a new Province...

The International Commission on the Apostolate of Jesuit Education (ICAJE) met in Rome from 20-23 May. The six ICAJE members representing the Conference Networks that form the Jesuit Global Network of Schools (JGNS), along with the General Coordinator of...

After almost a year of preparations, a new website for IHSI Publications (Institutum Historicum Societatis Iesu) was ready to launch at https://www.fondazionepolanco.org. The launch celebration was held at the Archives of the General Curia of the Society (ARSI) in Rome...

“A flame is perhaps the image that best conveys the essence of Francis’ inspiration... There is a flame that has always moved him from within: the ‘peace of restlessness’, which is the oxymoron par excellence of the Jesuits, the fruit of ‘discernment’...”

“I am naturally inclined to see more continuity than rupture, more developments than changes of direction. This does not prevent me from affirming that there are new developments, but it means experiencing them as part of the journey...”

Some years ago, the Society of Jesus received the Universal Apostolic Preferences (UAPs) from Pope Francis and is now in the second phase of their implementation. Focusing on the fourth UAP – to collaborate in the care of our Common Home...