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The Society of Jesus has been repeatedly attacked by the Sandinista government of Daniel Ortega, particularly since the mass demonstrations of May 2018. After 10 August 2023, the attacks and expropriations have been even worse.

Father General has appointed Fr. Roberto Jaramillo, from the Province of Colombia, as the next Director of the Secretariat for Social Justice and Ecology. He will succeed Fr. Xavier Jeyaraj, from the Calcutta Province, who has been serving at the General Curia since 2017.

Exactly 500 years ago, in September 1523, Ignatius of Loyola made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. It was shortly after his conversion. It was his intention to spend his life in the very places where Jesus himself had lived. Things did not turn out as he had imagined...

Discovered recently in the archives of the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome was important historical documentation that includes lists of people who were secretly sheltered by Catholic institutions during the Second World War.

Every year in September, Father General brings together his Extended Council. This comprises his usual group of Assistants, who are joined by the Secretaries of the Sectoral Secretariats, the General Treasurer and the six...

A young Spanish Jesuit is missioned to Japan where he experiences events that will affect the rest of his life.

In our series highlighting the presence of Jesuits in particularly demanding environments, this time we journey to Belize, a lesser-known country in the Americas.

As Pope Francis invites us this month to pray especially for those living on the margins of society, let us pray to St Peter Claver, who dedicated his whole life to this evangelical service.

AdZU, the Ateneo de Zamboanga Jesuit University, welcomed a new president in March 2023, Ernald Andal SJ, a 47 years old Jesuit. He is often referred to as a ‘young Jesuit,’ particularly given the significant responsibilities...

In Zamboanga, the Jesuit community currently consists of ten members, all of whom are involved in one way or another in the Society’s educational work there. Fr. Arnel Ong talks about the educational, social and religious context...

Father General has appointed Fr. James Arjen Tete as the next Provincial of the Calcutta Province. Born in 1967, James Arjen Tete entered the Society of Jesus in 1987, was ordained a priest in 2003 and pronounced his Final Vows in 2018.

Motivation to stand aside young people based on the experience of accompaniment given by All India Catholic University Federation.