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The Paraquarensis Province was separated from that of Peru in 1604. It comprised the territories of the present-day states of Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay, part of Bolivia, and, temporarily, Chile. One of the most notable ministries in this Province was the Guaraní reductions...

A series of powerful earthquakes have struck Venezuela on 24 June, causing widespread destruction across affected communities and leaving thousands of people in urgent need of assistance...

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...

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”...

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...

“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...

“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...”

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...

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...

“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...”

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...

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...