Curia

Father General has appointed Fr. Jean Luc Enyegue as the new Provincial of the West African Province (AOC) of the Society of Jesus.

On 27 September the General Curia in Rome welcomed staff and their families into its garden for an Open Garden event. This annual event, though it might seem at first like a simple social gathering, carried both a deep sense of community and history...

Do you have questions about the upcoming Meeting of Major Superiors? You are not alone! To bring you along as preparations ramp up ahead of the event, we have put together some of the most common questions. Think of this as a guide to help you find out...

The leadership team of the International Society of Jesuit Ecumenists recently came to Rome to consult with Father General and his counsellors about the place of ecumenism in the Society of Jesus. Fr Dorian Llywelyn, SJ, gives us his reflections following those meetings.

The Society of Jesus has a long tradition of engaging in ecumenism within the Catholic Church. In the video, three Jesuit experts – Dorian Llywelyn, Markus Schmidt, and Thomas D. Hughson – reflect on the Jesuit approach to dialogue, collaboration, and reconciliation among Christian traditions...

From 17 – 26 October, the General Curia will be abuzz with Major Superiors, meeting to reflect and share about how to better live fully the mission that gives meaning to our Jesuit vocation and the apostolates in which we collaborate with other people.

“July 31st, the feast day of St Ignatius of Loyola, is always a special day for Jesuits and Jesuit apostolates around the world. Not just a celebration of our founder, July 31st tends to be a time for Jesuits to gather, to give thanks, to reminisce, and to recommit ourselves...”

The selection of a Major Superior emphasizes discernment, consultation, and obedience to the Jesuit “way of proceeding”. The process typically begins with a period of consultation among Jesuits within the Province or Region...

With the Meeting of Major Superiors coming in October, we’ve spent time explaining the role of a Major Superior. Nestled into that explanation of how the Society of Jesus governs itself is the idea of “Subsidiarity”...

The CIS Conference on “The Constitutions in the Life of the Society” was a great success, with a wide participation and interest. Held in Rome from 23 to 25 June 2025, the Conference provided an ideal space to deepen the value of the Constitutions as the “horizon of the Exercises” and a tool...

With the Meeting of Major Superiors set to take place in Rome this coming October, it is a time of excitement and possibility for all Jesuits. Every Major Superior from around the globe will be representing the concerns, passions, and hopes of the...

Fr Arturo Sosa, SJ, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, has officially convoked a Meeting of Major Superiors (MMS), to be held in Rome this coming October. These meetings are as rare as they are important, with the last MMS held in 2000 and 2005...