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Many of the institutions of the EOF Province (84 out of 108 works) are now run by lay men and women. Jesuits are thus collaborators, and many times, are not in a position of primary responsibility, illustrating what De Statu Societatis Iesu emphasized...

Reaffirming the Jesuits’s ancient and intimate bond with devotion to the Sacred Heart, Father Arturo Sosa visited the shrine of Paray-le-Monial to renew the Society’s consecration to the Heart of Jesus.

As part of his visit to the Jesuit Province of French-speaking Western Europe (EOF), Father General, Arturo Sosa, made a stop at the Matteo Ricci College in Brussels on 19 September. The school which opened in September 2019 thanks to the commitment...

Pope Francis has appointed Fr Stephan Lipke, SJ, of the Greater Poland and Mazovia Province (PMA) of the Society of Jesus, as Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Transfiguration in Novosibirsk, Russian Federation.

Founded in the very city where Ignatius de Loyola and his first companions studied, the Facultés Loyola Paris have never ceased to foster dialogue with the rich cultural and academic environment in which it operates, to help shed light...

In Sri Lanka, an ecological centre of the Society of Jesus is being reborn to offer ways to improve living environments. Humbly and slowly, things are changing for the better... and smiles are blossoming.

Father General, Arturo Sosa, will visit the French-speaking Western European Province (EOF) from 15 to 22 September. The visit will be an important opportunity for Father General to explore the various aspects of the Province’s mission, including its apostolates...

“The first step, for the candidate as well as for us, the moderators, is to clarify the deep motivations behind the desire to be a Jesuit. When they arrive, candidates express very simple motivations such as wanting to have a happy life, inner peace and the desire to serve God...”

It’s a fact that in most countries of the world, vocations to the religious life are few and far between, given the social, cultural and religious context of today’s world. There is, however, one notable exception to this trend: Vietnam. The number of young Vietnamese entering the Jesuit novitiate...

Mary’s Nativity is one of the only three birthdays honoured in the Church’s liturgical calendar. The others are those of John the Baptist and, of course, the Nativity of Jesus at Christmas.

The Universidad Pontificia Comillas began its 2024-2025 academic year on 4 September 2024 in a special ceremony during which Father General, Arturo Sosa, presided over the installation of the new rector, Fr Antonio Allende, SJ.

The upcoming “Consiglio Allargato”, as it called in Italian, will be different from the regular format. It will be conducted within the framework of a retreat, marking a significant shift in how these meetings are approached...