The Province of Madurai: quite a saga!

The Province of Madurai: quite a saga!

The Madurai Province is one of the oldest Jesuit Provinces in India, and as such it has a glorious past and eventful history. The Jesuit presence in Tamil Nadu began with the arrival of St Francis Xavier in Goa on 6 May 1542. In October of that year...

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Stop Human Trafficking

Stop Human Trafficking

“Journeying in Dignity. Listen. Dream. Act”: this is the theme of the tenth International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking on February 8, a day established in 2015 by Pope Francis on the feast day of Saint Bakhita...

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Standing on the shoulders of giants

Standing on the shoulders of giants

How the Spanish missionaries of Gujarat foresaw the Apostolic Preferences of today.

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The Synodal Church from the earliest Christian communities to the present day

The Synodal Church from the earliest Christian communities to the present day

After two weeks of participation in the General Assembly of the Synod on Synodality in the Church, Bishop Enrique Figaredo SJ, pastor of the Apostolic Prefecture of Battambang (Cambodia), shares his experience with us.

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Serving young people in a city in ruins

Serving young people in a city in ruins

A conversation with young Syrians about the reality of their lives and the pastoral support they are receiving in a country ravaged by war.

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First anniversary of the martyrs of Mexico

First anniversary of the martyrs of Mexico

On June 20, 2022, the Jesuit priests Joaquín Mora and Javier Campos died victims of violence in Mexico, in the Parish of San Francisco Xavier, in the Jesuit mission of the Sierra Tarahumara in Cerocahui, Chihuahua, Mexico.

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Inside the Congregation: Missionaries

Inside the Congregation: Missionaries

Even before the foundation of the Society of Jesus, missionary work has been part of the charism that would come to guide the Jesuits. From Ignatius of Loyola, after his conversion when he vowed to spend his life...

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Social Apostolate and its Stalwarts in Jamshedpur Jesuit Province

Social Apostolate and its Stalwarts in Jamshedpur Jesuit Province

Jesuit social apostolate encompasses a wide spectrum of activities and engagements ranging from works of charity to taking sides in solidarity with historically marginalised peoples and their struggles to bring structural and systemic change for a more just and humane society.

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Missionary of the Santal Tribes – Fr. Anthony Debono

Missionary of the Santal Tribes – Fr. Anthony Debono

Jesuits have a long history of working with the Santal tribes who are indigenous ethnic groups native to the eastern Indian states of Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, and Odisha. The Jesuits of the Dumka-Raiganj Province have been involved in various...

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School ignited with Ignatian light

School ignited with Ignatian light

The initial process of evangelisation among tribals in India was that the Good News got transmitted through relatives who had already received it. In late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Good News of the Ranchi Jesuit mission crossed its territory to...

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Matteo Ricci, missionary of inculturation

Matteo Ricci, missionary of inculturation

The figure of Matteo Ricci occupies a special place in the history of human culture as one of the main protagonists of the encounter between different cultures. Together with Marco Polo, he is one of the only two non-Chinese figures included in....

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The gigantic work of the Jesuit Martino Martini (卫匡国)

The gigantic work of the Jesuit Martino Martini (卫匡国)

Have you ever heard of the Jesuit missionary Martino Martini? Although his work on China was one of the most important sources of knowledge about that Oriental country in the 17th century, he is still not well known.

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