Jesuit Saints

Four hundred and eighty-four years ago, the Apostle of Asia stepped ashore in Portuguese India – marking both the end of a long formation and the beginning of a ministry that would span a continent. The arrival of St Francis Xavier (1506–1552) in Goa, India, on 6 May 1542 was at once a...

“The Mes Arrupe (Arrupe Month) has been a deeply enriching and transformative moment in my formation as a Jesuit scholastic. It offered many consoling and enriching experiences that helped me to integrate the theology I am studying with lived experiences...”

On November 5, the Society of Jesus celebrates the feast of all its saints, and on November 6, its deceased members. Currently, there are 53 saints (34 of them martyrs) and 158 blessed ones (149 of them martyrs) among the Jesuits. In addition, there are 15 venerable servants of God...

When Peter Faber welcomed Petrus Canisius, a native of the Diocese of Cologne, as the eighth member of the Society of Jesus in 1543, he laid the foundation not only for the saint’s blessed ministry but also for the deep and lasting roots of the Jesuit Order in Germany...

On 6 September 2025, Fr Eduard Profittlich, Jesuit, Archbishop, and martyr, will be beatified in Tallinn, Estonia. The exemplary life of this Jesuit is one that speaks to the heart of what it means to be a pastor who gives himself completely to Christ and to God’s people.

During the days of the Jubilee of Youth in Rome, the MAGIS network of the Euro-Mediterranean Province (EUM) became the heart of Ignatian hospitality for thousands of pilgrims from all over the world.

On 31 July, the feast day of St Ignatius of Loyola, Father General Arturo Sosa presided at Mass at the Church of the Gesù in Rome. During the homily, Father General drew from the life and legacy of Saint Ignatius and invited everyone to share in the...

Auguri! It is the feast day of St Ignatius of Loyola! As Jesuits, our thoughts naturally turn to the founder of the Society of Jesus every year on 31 July. We celebrate a spiritual pioneer whose vision continues to shape the Church and the Society of Jesus...

On 18 December 2024, Pope Francis authorized the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints to promulgate the decree on the martyrdom of the Jesuit Archbishop Eduard Profittlich, Apostolic Administrator of Estonia. His beatification will take place in Tallinn, Estonia, in the coming months.

The feast of St Ignatius of Loyola falls at the end of July and it presents us with the special opportunity to celebrate the founder of the Society of Jesus, whose inspirational journey of conversion, spiritual awakening...

On their feast day, it's worth reflecting on the lives and commitments of the saints and blessed of the Society of Jesus over the centuries. Today, we look at the testimony that Saint Andrew Bobola has given us.