Pedro Arrupe

14 November 2024 marked a major milestone in the journey toward canonization for Fr Pedro Arrupe SJ, with the Closing of the Diocesan Inquiry into his life, virtues, reputation of holiness, and of signs of the Servant of God.

14 November marks the anniversary of the birth of Fr Pedro Arrupe (14 November 1907) and holds special meaning for the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS), an apostolic ministry he founded to address the needs of refugees and displaced persons. Coinciding with JRS’s anniversary...

Long before Arrupe was proclaimed a “Servant of God”, or elected as the 28th Superior General of the Society of Jesus, he was a Spanish Jesuit who spent 27 years as a missionary in Japan. He started his ministry on 7 June 1938 after spending ten years petitioning...

Born in Bilbao, Spain on 14 November 1907, Pedro Arrupe would become the 28th Superior General of the Society of Jesus and one of the most notable Jesuits of the 20th century. An eager student with an endless thirst for knowledge, Arrupe’s academic prowess led him to study...

Every step forward in the causes of beatification and canonization is reason to be thankful as they often progress slowly. In the cause of Fr Pedro Arrupe (1907-1991), 28th Superior General of the Society of Jesus, we will mark another step forward on 14 November,...

The Arrupe Jesuit Institute (AJI) began in Accra, Ghana’s capital, in November 2018 with meagre resources. Housed in a rented apartment in Kwabenya, a suburb of Accra, the centre started with no office furniture or equipment, no vehicle, and hardly any funds...

Over the course of the last few days, two important steps have been taken in the cause for beatification of Fr Pedro Arrupe (1907-1991), 28th Superior General of the Society of Jesus.

14 November is the anniversary of the birth of Father Pedro Arrupe (1907). The date provides an opportunity to take stock once again of all that this former Superior General of the Jesuits - an exemplary religious whose beatification process is in train - inspired...

A young Spanish Jesuit is missioned to Japan where he experiences events that will affect the rest of his life.

The renewal of the consecration of the Society of Jesus to the Heart of Jesus challenges us to reflect on the relevance of this devotion in our lives.

This consecration will not only conclude the Ignatian Year, but continue to foster the current of grace which has been flowing in people’s hearts since May 2021. Father General chose this consecration of the Society to the Sacred Heart. For Jesuits, it unites word and symbol in a special way.