Interreligious dialogue

In April 2026, Pope Leo XIV made the first-ever papal visit to Algeria. Two weeks later, Father Arturo Sosa, SJ, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, travelled to Algeria to visit the small Jesuit community there for the first time since his election in 2016. The land of St Augustine, bishop of Hippo...

In the fourth episode of the Ignite the Way series on Discernment in Common, Francis Pudhicherry, a Jesuit from Gujarat, India, reflects on the practice of discernment within a multi-religious and multicultural context such as India. Addressing those who facilitate discernment in common among interreligious...

In 2021, JWL responded to students’ and graduates’ numerous requests for higher education in the Sinjar region and, in collaboration with Nadia’s Initiative, opened a learning centre in Sinuni, followed by a second one in Sinjar City in 2022. JWL’s Peace Leader programme...

Fr General Arturo Sosa’s visitation of Jesuit works in the Holy Land led him to the Tantur Ecumenical Institute (TEI). His presence means much to the staff and participants of the Institute, but it is important to remember than when he stepped onto the campus he was not merely stepping...

Let us pray that believers in different religious traditions might work together to defend and promote peace, justice and human fraternity.

In Algeria, more than 99% of the population is Muslim. This makes the Jesuit mission in the country unique, along with the mission in Turkey. The Society is involved within the Christian minority community, which is very diverse in terms of nationalities...

In November 2024, first-year Theology students from the Vidyajyoti Institute of Religious Studies, accompanied by Anil Almeida, SJ, and Joseph Victor Edwin, SJ, visited a prominent Muslim educational institution...

The Apostolic Visit to Singapore, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Timor-Leste in September 2024 counts as one of the significant events of Pope Francis’s papacy. Given that Indonesia is an Islamic country, encouraging religious dialogue between Islam and Christianity...

Inspired by the eco-theology and teachings of the Encyclical letter Laudato si’, the retreat held in northern Brazil provides people of all faiths with contact with the earth and with the Divine.

In June 2024, a group of 25 Jesuits gathered at the Katholische Akademie in Berlin for the Jesuits Among Muslims (JAM) meeting.

For Jesuits, Cambodia offers an ideal environment for living and engaging in interreligious dialogue. Beyond mere words, Jesuits collaborate actively to serve the common good, fostering mutual respect.

The Society of Jesus is actively involved in inter-religious dialogue. In India, the first focus, in fact, could be a dialogue between Christians and Hindus. However, given the often-exacerbated tensions with Muslim communities, the Jesuits are also involved in dialogue...