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The world turns its eyes towards the Vatican with expectation as the Catholic Church stands at a historic threshold – the beginning of the papal conclave to elect the next Supreme Pontiff...

Let us pray that through work, each person might find fulfilment, families might be sustained in dignity, and that society might be humanized.

From his election on 13 March 2013 to his final Easter blessing, Pope Francis embodied the Jesuit ideals of the magis (the greater good). His radical humility and his actions ad maiorem Dei gloriam (“for the greater glory of God”) were seen throughout his papacy...

When we first introduced the “Prayer for the Jubilee Year” at Mass, just after the post-communion prayer, the entire College community buzzed with excitement. High school kids in their usual way were super enthusiastic...

On the morning of Easter Monday, 21 April 2025, the Camerlengo of the Apostolic Chamber, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, announced the death of Pope Francis. Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, was the first-ever member of the Society of Jesus to be elected Pope...

Glorious Lord Christ:
The divine influence secretly diffused and active
In the depths of matter,
And the dazzling center
Where all the innumberable fibres of the manifold meet...

At the end, I turn to Jesus Christ,
Hanging on his cross,
And I talk with him.
I ask how can it be that the Lord and Creator
Should have come from the infinite reaches of eternity
To this death here on earth, so that he could die for our sins.

In the wake of the devastating earthquakes that shook Myanmar on 28 March, the Xavier Network is actively supporting the Jesuits within the country to deliver critical relief to those affected by the natural disaster...

On August 16, 2022 a gathering in front of Nuremberg’s Main Railway station was formed by activists protesting a decision by the German Federal Minister for Transport and Infrastructure to ignore the mandates of German Climate Law...

In this year 2025, when the Church celebrates the Jubilee of Hope, 5-6 April have been designated as days when the Church thinks about and celebrates with the sick and with those who care for them, that is, the nurses or the healthcare workers...

“rEsistere a Scampia” (r-Existing in Scampia) is the beautiful slogan representing the Associazione Animazione Quartiere Scampia (AQuaS – Scampia Neighbourhood Animation Association): a slogan full of hope, goodness and the fight against social inequality...

The executive directors and programme officers of the Xavier Network gathered in Vienna from 26-28 March, 2025 for a meeting hosted by Jesuit Mission Austria at the Kardinal König Haus. This biannual gathering provided a vital space to deepen collaboration...