Father General visits <i>Manresa House</i>, the international novitiate in Birmingham

Father General visits Manresa House, the international novitiate in Birmingham

The English-speaking novitiate in Birmingham is based in a large industrial city with universities, hospitals and prisons, in an extensive multi-cultural and multi-faith population, with numerous centres for refugees and asylum seekers. The Jesuit community...

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Father General in North Wales: St Beuno’s Jesuit Spiritual Centre

Father General in North Wales: St Beuno’s Jesuit Spiritual Centre

Father Arturo Sosa, the Superior General, is currently spending a few days in the British Province. Following his initial visit to Liverpool, he proceeded to the St Beuno’s Jesuit Spiritual Centre located in Wales. During his homily...

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Smiles, hugs and consolation as Fr. General visits the Province of Portugal

Smiles, hugs and consolation as Fr. General visits the Province of Portugal

On his first day in Portugal, Fr. Arturo Sosa visited the Algarve, passing through the village of São José de Alcalar and the parish of Nossa Senhora do Amparo. He was received with enthusiasm, simplicity and joy.

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The Centre Arrupe Madagascar, leader in the protection of our Common Home

The Centre Arrupe Madagascar, leader in the protection of our Common Home

On the last day of his visit to the Province of Madagascar, Fr. Arturo Sosa, Superior General, spent some time at the Centre Arrupe Madagascar. He is familiar with the social centres of the Society of Jesus in Latin America and...

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Bevalala: Demonstrating the Jesuit approach to education and development

Bevalala: Demonstrating the Jesuit approach to education and development

“When the Bevalala Professional Training Centre was created in 1973, the aim was to provide training for young rural people who wanted to become entrepreneurs in agriculture and animal husbandry. In an effort to modernise and professionalise...”

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Pilgrimage and Way of the Cross in the footsteps of St. Jacques Berthieu

Pilgrimage and Way of the Cross in the footsteps of St. Jacques Berthieu

During his visit to the Province of Madagascar at the beginning of October, Father General Arturo Sosa visited the shrine of St. Jacques Berthieu. He blessed the last ‘station’ of the Way of the Cross of Father Berthieu and...

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Madagascar: A living and flourishing novitiate

Madagascar: A living and flourishing novitiate

Father General visited the novitiate in Analamahitsy, near Antananarivo, the capital of the country. He was able to talk with these young Madagascans who have been called to the Society of Jesus; he also met with the formation team.

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The JCAM meets in Antananarivo… with the participation of Father General

The JCAM meets in Antananarivo… with the participation of Father General

The five days of the meeting are divided into two distinct parts. First, there are the reflections, decisions and other matters that can be classified as “administrative”. The JCAM Provincials share certain responsibilities...

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Madagascar: Jesuit education also in the south of the island

Madagascar: Jesuit education also in the south of the island

“The objective has always been to provide a quality education to the young people of Mananjary. The school is accessible to all. Like all other Jesuit institutions, the CIC strives to provide a holistic education.”

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Father General in Madagascar – The first steps

Father General in Madagascar – The first steps

Faith, hope and charity in the midst of turmoil; Ignatian commitment to civil society: these are words of the Superior General that could touch the Malagasy. Halfway through last week, Fr Arturo Sosa arrived in Madagascar...

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Father General visits a “young” Province: Madagascar

Father General visits a “young” Province: Madagascar

On the occasion of the Plenary Assembly of the Major Superiors of the Jesuit Conference of Africa and Madagascar, Father Arturo Sosa is spending ten days with the Malagasy.

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In the footsteps of Saint Ignatius, with Fr. Arturo Sosa

In the footsteps of Saint Ignatius, with Fr. Arturo Sosa

On 31 July 2021, the feast of Saint Ignatius, Fr. Sosa decided to make a concrete symbolic gesture. Together with a group of young people, he walked the last few kilometres of the “Camino Ignaciano”...

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