Collaboration

The XI World Union of Jesuit Alumni (WUJA) Congress will be held from Wednesday, 29 July to Sunday, 2 August, 2026, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, the cultural and educational hub of the world’s largest archipelago, at the prestigious Sanata Dharma University.

Midway through the Meeting of Major Superiors, the focus shifted to a theme that characterizes Jesuit life today: collaboration and mission partnership. Jesuits across the world share their work with lay colleagues, religious and partners that each bring their own gifts, talents...

Collaboration is at the heart of the Jesuit mission and we are on a journey together. It’s a real adventure. To support and inspire this journey, the General Curia is launching a monthly one-page Mission Partner Formation Newsletter...

Following the recent launch of the mission partner formation landing page – an important milestone in our shared journey – this article offers a more personal perspective behind the initiative. We speak with Manuel Martínez, Assistant for Mission Partnership...

The General Curia has produced a ground-breaking new landing page with a special focus on formation of mission partners. It’s aimed primarily at those organising mission partner training programmes, but mission partners themselves will also find it useful.

In March 2021, Fr General Arturo Sosa officially created the “Women’s Commission” to advise him on “the place of women in our institutions and in our priorities.” Originally created with ten members – six women, a layman and three Jesuits – the commission...

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...

The document De Statu Societatis (DSS - State of the Society of Jesus) published after the 71st Congregation of Procurators, included a chapter entitled “Becoming collaborators in the mission of Christ”. In it, Superior General Fr Arturo Sosa said...

The last leg of Fr General’s five-country visit to the Southern African Province took him to South Africa where he visited the Jesuit Community in Johannesburg which doubles as the home of the Jesuit Institute South Africa (JISA)...

For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, all the Presidents of the Society’s Conferences were finally able to come to Rome to consult with Father General’s as his “Extended Council”. The meeting included Father General’s Rome-based Assistants...