Honouring the Legacy of Fr A. T. Thomas, SJ

Honouring the Legacy of Fr A. T. Thomas, SJ

A Pilgrimage to Punyabhoomi - On a recent pilgrimage, 24 Jesuit Tertians and instructors from St Stanislaus College (SSC), Sitagarha, journeyed to Punyabhoomi (holy land), the sacred site of Fr A. T. Thomas’s martyrdom...

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Mission Inter-Gentes: Jesuits Engaging with Muslims in Lucknow

Mission Inter-Gentes: Jesuits Engaging with Muslims in Lucknow

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...

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At the service of a smiling and itinerant ecology

At the service of a smiling and itinerant ecology

In Sri Lanka, an ecological centre of the Society of Jesus is being reborn to offer ways to improve living environments. Humbly and slowly, things are changing for the better... and smiles are blossoming.

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Savarimuthu Ignacimuthu, SJ: a biologist… and much more

Savarimuthu Ignacimuthu, SJ: a biologist… and much more

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

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The Heart Desires More – MAGIS Kerala 2024

The Heart Desires More – MAGIS Kerala 2024

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...

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‘Be Fruitful and Multiply’

‘Be Fruitful and Multiply’

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...

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Fr M. A. Windey’s seven principles (Saptashila) for rural development

Fr M. A. Windey’s seven principles (Saptashila) for rural development

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.

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Summer School on Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations

Summer School on Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations

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...

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A new Provincial for Patna, India

A new Provincial for Patna, India

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...

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Fr Pedro Rodrigues, new Provincial of Goa

Fr Pedro Rodrigues, new Provincial of Goa

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...

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Training next generation media enthusiasts

Training next generation media enthusiasts

Three words - Storytelling, Liberation, and Companionship - will succinctly surmise the four-day media bootcamp organized for ten scholastics from De Nobili College (DNC), Pune. Facilitated by the Communications Office of the General Curia and JCSA...

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New Provincials – New Ideas

New Provincials – New Ideas

From time to time, you may notice on our website the announcement of the appointment of new Major Superiors by Father General. At the Curia, two or three times a year, the new Provincials are gathered for a detailed presentation of the functions...

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