India

The Jesuit Chennai Province stands as a beacon of hope across 21 civil districts encompassing nine ecclesiastical dioceses in northern and western Tamil Nadu. This region is predominantly inhabited by Dalits, particularly Dalit Christians...

The February 2025 meeting of the Jesuit Conference of South Asia (JCSA) is underway in Loyola College Chennai. Centred on the theme “Reimagining and Restructuring the Society of Jesus in South Asia” (RRSJSA), the assembly aims to revitalize...

At its core, MDH aims to provide constant accompaniment to young people through all possible channels, with a particular focus on helping them discover four fundamental connections: with God, with themselves, with society, and with God’s creation...

The Jesuit Pilgrimage app, a comprehensive digital guide to sacred sites associated with St Ignatius of Loyola and the Jesuit order, has expanded its language offerings to include Hindi and Tamil. This significant step adds to the existing eight languages...

An interview with a Jesuit who put science in the hands of the poor.

The word “Magis” holds a profound and emotional connection for us Jesuits. Perhaps no other term in Ignatian jargon is as popular as Magis. Also, no other Ignatian term has accumulated as many interpretations over the years...

Wayanad is a rural district in Kerala, southwest India. It is a popular area with beautiful landscapes and tropical forests, hillocks and plainlands, with paddy fields and other vegetation. Hectares of lands are converted into coffee estates...

Here is an example of a Jesuit missionary involvement that has important bearing on the future of rural development in India. But what sustains this project are the links that its founder was able to establish between the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi and evangelical values.

Fr General has appointed Fr Vimal Kishore SJ as the new Provincial of Patna Province, Bihar, India. Born in 1967, Fr Vimal entered the Society in 1989. He was ordained in 2002 and professed his final vows in 2011. He is currently the Superior of...

On 4 April, Fr Arturo Sosa, Superior General, announced the appointment of Fr Pedro Rodrigues, 55 years old, as the new Provincial of the Goa Province in India. He will assume office on 22 April, Feast of Mary, Mother of the Society of Jesus...

“Don’t you want to become a priest, son?” asked my dad. As a child, I innocently responded “YES.” However, as a teenager my life was in real contrast to this “Yes.” I failed to live even a normal Christian life. I did not put my best in my studies...

The Bodhi Zendo Centre, 25 years at the service of dialogue, interreligious peace, and self-transformation.