Curia

On 5 June 1546, Paul III signed the brief “Exponi nobis”, which addressed how men who did not belong to the original group of highly qualified priests of the Society could nonetheless belong to it and serve its mission. The brief did so by establishing the grade of coadjutor...

Four hundred and eighty-four years ago, the Apostle of Asia stepped ashore in Portuguese India – marking both the end of a long formation and the beginning of a ministry that would span a continent. The arrival of St Francis Xavier (1506–1552) in Goa, India, on 6 May 1542 was at once a...

Superior General Arturo Sosa has convoked the 72^nd Congregation of Procurators, bringing representatives from across the Society of Jesus to Indonesia in October 2027. The gathering will examine how the Society’s structures must be reshaped to carry its mission forward...

The PCCP project originates from a mandate of General Congregation 36 (GC36) in 2016, which called on the Society to promote “a consistent culture of protection and safety for minors”. This commitment was further strengthened by the second Universal Apostolic Preference (2019), urging...

On 30-31 March 2026, the Board of the International Association of Jesuit Universities (IAJU) met at the General Curia in Rome to review the ongoing implementation of the Strategic Agenda (2024-2028) and the priorities defined at the Assembly in Bogotá in July 2025...

From 16-20 March, newly appointed Socii from several Provinces across the global Society gathered in Rome for a week of reflection and formation to better prepare them for their vital roles – accompanying the Provincial and being his right hand...

On Friday, January 16, Fr Jimmy Bartolo, SJ, from the Euro-Mediterranean Province, has begun his service as Secretary of Father General for Secondary and Pre-Secondary Education. This appointment is the result of extensive consultation...

There is a certain beauty in the image of the Magi: travellers following a star, moving toward something greater than themselves. This was the guiding thought shared by Father General Arturo Sosa as he opened the Enlarged Council meeting in Rome this week...

The General Curia has recently released a new video course exploring one of the most pivotal moments in Jesuit history. Join Fr José García de Castro, SJ, as he examines “The Deliberation of Our First Fathers”, the extraordinary discernment process of 1539 that gave birth to the Society of Jesus...

The Jesuit Global Network of Schools (JGNS) took part in the Constellation of the Educational Networks, a gathering that brought together diverse institutions of Catholic education from around the world. The Secretariat for Pre-Secondary and Secondary Education...

“The parable we have just heard, coming at the close of the meeting of Major Superiors, makes me think of the Meditation on the Two Standards and the first paragraphs of Decree 2 of General Congregation 32 (GC 32). Reminding us of our identity, Decree 2 asks...”

Over the past days, the Jesuit leaders reflected deeply on themes that shape the life-mission of the Society today: the Universal Apostolic Preferences (UAPs), collaboration, Cura Apostolica and Cura Personalis, safeguarding, structures of governance, promotion of vocations...