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From 23 – 31 May, the Delegation for the Elderly of the Spanish Province organised the third edition of the formation course for elderly Jesuits at the Jesuit House in Salamanca. The program brought together 24 Jesuits aged between 70 and 85, with one or two participants in their 90s...

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...

Father General Arturo Sosa has appointed Father Bart van Emmerik, as the Regional Superior of the Independent Region of the European Low Countries (ELC). Fr van Emmerik currently serves as the socius of the ELC Region and as delegate for spirituality...

The Superior General of the Society of Jesus, Fr Arturo Sosa, has appointed Fr Marek Cieślik as the new Provincial of the Near East and Maghreb Province (PRO). The Province comprises Algeria, Egypt, the Holy Land, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria, and Turkey...

Father General Arturo Sosa has appointed Fr Mateusz Janyga as the new Provincial of the Province of Southern Poland of the Society of Jesus. Born in 1978 inWodzisław Śląski, Fr Janyga completed his secondary education in Rybnik before pursuing studies at...

The following article was written with information provided by Fr Michael Zammit Mangion, SJ – the Provincial of the Near East and Maghreb Province since 2020. He provided an on-the-ground testimony of Jesuit relief efforts in Lebanon.

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...

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...

The theme of safeguarding and the protection of minors stands today at the very heart of the Jesuit educational mission. More than a set of procedures, it represents a culture of care that draws deeply from Ignatian spirituality and pedagogy...

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...

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...

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...