80 Years of Hogar Virgen de los Dolores: Transforming Pain into Hope

80 Years of Hogar Virgen de los Dolores: Transforming Pain into Hope

For eight decades, the Hogar Virgen de los Dolores (HVD) has served Venezuela’s most vulnerable children, building a legacy rooted in the Jesuit commitment to education and social justice. What began as an apostolic initiative has now evolved into a model of education...

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Walking alongside the Elderly: The Work of the Loyola Centres Network in Cuba

Walking alongside the Elderly: The Work of the Loyola Centres Network in Cuba

One of the Universal Apostolic Preferences promulgated by Father General in 2019 invites the Apostolic Body of the Society of Jesus to “Walk with the poor, the outcasts of the world, those whose dignity has been violated, in a mission of reconciliation and justice”...

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Father Jorge William Hernández Díaz, SJ, appointed Provincial of the Caribbean Province

Father Jorge William Hernández Díaz, SJ, appointed Provincial of the Caribbean Province

Superior General Arturo Sosa, SJ, has appointed Father Jorge William Hernández Díaz, SJ, as Provincial of the Caribbean Province. He currently serves as superior of the San Ignacio Residence–Provincial Curia, as vicar of the Santísima Trinidad University Parish...

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Second National Dialogue for Peace: Building peace from wounds and shared responsibility

Second National Dialogue for Peace: Building peace from wounds and shared responsibility

“Peace cannot be decreed or imposed: it is built and woven thread by thread.” With this conviction, expressed by Fr Luis Gerardo Moro Madrid, SJ, Provincial of the Society of Jesus in Mexico, the Second National Dialogue for Peace was inaugurated at ITESO, a Jesuit university in Guadalajara...

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<i>Mes Arrupe</i>: Journeying with Arrupe to Encounter the Risen Jesus in the Heart of Humanity

Mes Arrupe: Journeying with Arrupe to Encounter the Risen Jesus in the Heart of Humanity

“The Mes Arrupe (Arrupe Month) has been a deeply enriching and transformative moment in my formation as a Jesuit scholastic. It offered many consoling and enriching experiences that helped me to integrate the theology I am studying with lived experiences...”

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Appointment of New Provincial for Central American Province

Appointment of New Provincial for Central American Province

Father General Arturo Sosa has appointed Fr Leopoldo Eugenio Galdámez Lara as the new Provincial of the Central American Province. Born in 1967 in El Salvador, Father Galdámez entered the Society in 1991. He holds a degree in Philosophy and Theology from the José Simeón Cañas Central American...

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New Provincial for the Province of Mexico

New Provincial for the Province of Mexico

Fr Enrique Javier Mireles Bueno has been appointed by Father General Arturo Sosa as the new Provincial of the Mexican Province of the Society of Jesus. Father Enrique, 49, hails from Monterrey, Nuevo León in Mexico. He entered the Society...

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Forming Waorani women as guardians of the Amazon rainforest

Forming Waorani women as guardians of the Amazon rainforest

“We’re here today to prove how we Waorani can stand up for ourselves, that a Waorani is capable of studying and going ahead”, said Laura, a graduate of the Ecotourism programme, during her graduation speech. “For us, studying means continuing the fight for our rights...”

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Acción Cultural Loyola (ACLO): 59 years of promoting better living

Acción Cultural Loyola (ACLO): 59 years of promoting better living

The Acción Cultural Loyola (ACLO) Foundation is a network of radio stations in southeast and south-central Bolivia founded by the Society of Jesus. ACLO harnessed the power of radio to uplift and educate rural communities. Through community-based media...

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Monte Sinaí: Where Hope Is Not Allowed To Die

Monte Sinaí: Where Hope Is Not Allowed To Die

For more than 53 years, Hogar de Cristo in Ecuador has been a refuge, a source of inspiration, and a horizon for thousands of families whose dignity has been violated. In this place, its work takes the form of transformative accompaniment...

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Fr Juan Cristóbal Beytía appointed Provincial of Chilean Province

Fr Juan Cristóbal Beytía appointed Provincial of Chilean Province

Father General Arturo Sosa has appointed Fr Juan Cristóbal Beytía as the new Provincial of the Chilean Province (CHL) of the Society of Jesus. Fr Beytía will begin his new role on 31 July 2025. Born in Santiago in 1972, Father Beytía attended...

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Jesuits mobilize to help flood victims in southern Brazil

Jesuits mobilize to help flood victims in southern Brazil

The capacity of the Society of Jesus to mobilize demonstrated that, in moments of crisis, solidarity proves to be a powerful force. With coordinated actions, donations and the dedication of volunteers, it was possible to offer...

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