Father General

The higher education mission of the Calcutta Jesuit Province is not merely a record of institutions founded or degrees awarded; it is the unfolding of a distinctive intellectual, cultural, and spiritual vision that has shaped Bengal’s academic and moral imagination for nearly two centuries...

Father Arturo Sosa, SJ, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, has appointed Father António Valério, SJ, as Provincial of Portugal. He will take up the role in June 2026. Fr Valério currently serves as General Director of Colégio das Caldinhas, a Jesuit secondary school...

Over fifty years ago, a quiet revolution took root in the rugged tribal heartlands of West Bengal. The Calcutta Province of the Society of Jesus heeded the Gospel’s call to justice and love, offering hope to the Santal people – India’s largest yet most marginalized indigenous community...

The history of Jesuit education in the Calcutta Province of the Society of Jesus is more than a tale of institutions and academic achievement. Since the mid-nineteenth century, schools such as St. Xavier’s Collegiate School, St. Lawrence School and St. Xavier’s College have helped shape...

Fr Marjan Kokalj, SJ, has been appointed the next Provincial of the Jesuit Province of Slovenia by Fr Arturo Sosa, SJ, the Superior General of the Society of Jesus. He will begin his term on Pentecost Monday, 25 May 2026. The incoming Provincial currently serves as Socius and assists in the governance and...

Fr Aric Serrano, SJ, is a Jesuit of the US Central and Southern Province. Born in Pecos, Texas, he was missioned to St. Peter Claver Parish in Punta Gorda, Belize after his ordination in 2023. He shares his reflection on the visit of Father General Arturo Sosa to the indigenous communities of southern Belize.

Fr General’s travels through the USA Central and Southern Province (UCS) continued with a visitation of Jesuit ministries in Belize. For 175 years, the Society of Jesus has been ministering to the people of the Central American country. The following is an excerpt of a brief history of the Society of Jesus in Belize...

After touring Jesuit works in Denver, St. Louis, Houston, and New Orleans, Fr General Arturo Sosa landed in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to continue his official visitation of the Jesuit USA Central and Southern Province (UCS). His first stop was at the Centro Universitario Católico (CUC}...

On a cold Monday morning, Fr General Arturo Sosa, accompanied by Jesuit Frs Greene, Dawson, Schoenig, Marcoullier, and D’Cunha, waited together with the unhoused people lining up to enter into the safe haven of The Rebuild Center, the home of The Harry Tompson Center...

Father General Arturo Sosa’s visit to the UCS (USA Central and Southern Province) novitiate came at a most opportune time for our 1st year novices. The first-year had just completed their 30-day silent retreat, their first in-depth experience of Jesuit prayer and Ignatian Spirituality...

Father General Arturo Sosa has appointed Fr Robert E. Reiser as the next Provincial of the USA East Province of the Society of Jesus. Born in 1964, Fr Reiser entered the Society in 1986 after graduating from Canisius College. Following his First Vows, his formation included...

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...