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The Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat (SJES) of the Society of Jesus has released its 2025 Annual Report, “The Promotion of Justice is Fueled by Hope”. The report details regional milestones at the conference level, the results of global advocacy, and its commitment to the mission of...

The Holy Father has appointed Fr Michael T. Castori, SJ, as the new bishop of Honolulu. Pope Leo XIV has also appointed Fr Joseph Samedi, SJ, as Coadjutor Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Bangui in the Central African Republic.

In the sixteenth episode of Ignite the Way video series, Fr Stephen Sundborg, SJ, former president and current chancellor of Seattle University, discusses the application of “discernment in common” within boards of institutions such as universities and schools. He emphasizes that discernment...

Four hundred and eighty-four years ago, the Apostle of Asia stepped ashore in Portuguese India – marking both the end of a long formation and the beginning of a ministry that would span a continent. The arrival of St Francis Xavier (1506–1552) in Goa, India, on 6 May 1542 was at once a...

Fr Joseph Anthony de Mello, SJ, in the fifteenth episode of Ignite the Way video series discusses the importance of cultivating a culture of discernment in our daily lives. Discernment, often associated with major decisions like opening communities or expanding ministries, is in fact...

Fr Rachans Lukose, SJ, in the fourteenth episode of Ignite the Way video series, reflects on the process of communal discernment within religious communities, emphasizing its importance as a means to seek and follow God's will collectively. Drawing from personal experience in guiding religious groups...

More than 22 million people in over 90 countries pray each month around the same intention – the one the Pope puts forward. They don’t belong to the same organization or follow the same program, but are united across vastly different contexts – parishes, shrines, prayer groups...

In the context of the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels, which will be held in Santa Marta, Colombia, from 24 to 29 April 2026, the Jesuits for Climate Justice Campaign is presenting its Statement for COP31...

Father Francis Pudhicherry, SJ, has been appointed Provincial of the Gujarat Province by Father General Arturo Sosa, SJ. Since 2021, he has been rector of De Nobili College in Pune, where Jesuit scholastics study philosophy and theology. He also teaches spiritual theology...

In the 13th episode of Ignite the Way video series, Fr Alvar Sánchez Calvo, SJ, shares the experience of a religious community as they faced a social challenge that required deep discernment and decision-making. Despite having institutional support, volunteer presence...

On the first anniversary of his death, we remember our Pope, our brother in the Society of Jesus, with gratitude. In loving memory of him, we are launching a living memorial: a space where testimonies and reflections will be gathered over time, offering a fuller picture of his life, his ministry, and the Ignatian spirit that shaped his service.

As the Society of Jesus prepares for the Second Congress JESEDU-Montréal 2027, which will bring together Provincial Delegates for Education from across the world, a significant moment of reflection and discernment lies ahead. This gathering will mark the conclusion...