The legacy of Jesuit schools in the Province of Spain

The legacy of Jesuit schools in the Province of Spain

Father General Arturo Sosa visited four schools of the Mediterranean Apostolic Platform as part of his visit to the Province of Spain. The school tour included Escuelas San José in Valencia, Colegio Borja in Gandía, and two schools in Alicante – Colegio Inmaculada and Colegio Nazaret...

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Francis Borgia and Gandía: A Visit that Reopens Memory and Mission

Francis Borgia and Gandía: A Visit that Reopens Memory and Mission

The visit of the Superior General of the Society of Jesus to Gandía puts the spotlight back on the birthplace of San Francisco de Borja and on a relationship – spiritual, cultural, and educational – that spans five centuries. Father Sosa’s itinerary...

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A year of accompanying the reconstruction in Valencia

A year of accompanying the reconstruction in Valencia

A year after the torrential rains that devastated the Valencian Community on October 29, 2024, the Society of Jesus continues to maintain an active support network that was born during the emergency and today continues to sustain processes of social, educational, and spiritual...

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Our Shared Mission: A path that grows stronger in the Society

Our Shared Mission: A path that grows stronger in the Society

The works of the Society in the Valencian Community will play host to Father General Arturo Sosa during part of his visit to Spain. During his stay, he will visit places such as the Escuelas San José, the Centro Arrupe in Valencia, and the Colegio Nazaret in Alicante...

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Forgiven Sinners, Companions in Mission

Forgiven Sinners, Companions in Mission

“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...”

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Society of Jesus reaffirms mission of Reconciliation and Justice

Society of Jesus reaffirms mission of Reconciliation and Justice

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...

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Pope to Jesuit Major Superiors: “The Church needs you at the frontiers”

Pope to Jesuit Major Superiors: “The Church needs you at the frontiers”

“The Society of Jesus has long been present where humanity’s needs meet God’s saving love.” Pope Leo XIV affirmed this during his audience on 24 October with global Jesuit leaders gathered in Rome for a 10-day meeting...

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The Major Superiors start their Retreat | <i>All good things come from prayer</i>

The Major Superiors start their Retreat | All good things come from prayer

Yesterday evening, in the chapel of St Francis Borgia at the General Curia in Rome, Fr General Arturo Sosa officially opened the 3rd Meeting of Major Superiors (MMS). From every corner of the world, Jesuits have come to discuss, with their brothers, the challenges that...

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Major Superiors of the Society of Jesus Gather in Rome

Major Superiors of the Society of Jesus Gather in Rome

After months of preparation, the opening days of the Meeting of Major Superiors (MMS) are here. The General Curia has come alive with the sound of rolling suitcases in its corridors and greetings exchanged in many languages, as Jesuits arrive from every corner of the world...

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In service of a world worth living in – for everyone

In service of a world worth living in – for everyone

How can a traditional Catholic school successfully move into the future? The Jesuit College of St. Blasien in the Upper Black Forest offers a compelling answer: By building a new science centre, it is expanding its educational offerings in a way that meets the needs...

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“We want to form men and women who are ready to take responsibility”

“We want to form men and women who are ready to take responsibility”

In German, people say that things that naturally belong together go together “like a pot and a lid”. That’s exactly how Jesuits and education fit. From the very beginning, theological and philosophical education have been a cornerstone of the Jesuit order...

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Refugees as protected members of the Jesuit house community

Refugees as protected members of the Jesuit house community

At the Jesuit Ukama Centre in Nuremberg, Germany, everything revolves around social and ecological transformation. But that’s not all. When Father General Arturo Sosa visits the place during his visit to Germany and the Central European Province (ECE)...

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