Pope Francis

“On 15 January 2023, after the Angelus – I was travelling to Rome and we watched from the train – Pope Francis announced officially the ecumenical prayer vigil for 30 September of that year. He said that the path to Christian unity and the Church’s synodal conversion are linked...”

“I did not know Pope Francis as well as many others did. Certainly not as well as some mutual friends who had known him since his days as the Archbishop of Buenos Aires. Nor did I know him as well as the cardinals, bishops, priests and religious men and women who worked with him...”

“How many times did you hear Pope Francis ask: “Please, pray for me!”? Those words were never a mere courtesy – they expressed a deep conviction: Francis believed wholeheartedly in the fruitfulness of prayer...”

When, in March 2013, a Jesuit appeared on the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica, Clara Sayans could not have imagined how profoundly his pontificate would transform her faith and her life’s work. In this deeply personal reflection, she traces her journey from a university common room in Madrid...

On the first anniversary of his death, we remember our Pope, our brother in the Society of Jesus, with gratitude. In loving memory of him, we are launching a living memorial: a space where testimonies and reflections will be gathered over time, offering a fuller picture of his life, his ministry, and the Ignatian spirit that shaped his service.

“July 31st, the feast day of St Ignatius of Loyola, is always a special day for Jesuits and Jesuit apostolates around the world. Not just a celebration of our founder, July 31st tends to be a time for Jesuits to gather, to give thanks, to reminisce, and to recommit ourselves...”

I met Fr Jorge Bergoglio, SJ, when I was discerning my vocation. In early 1981, my novice master, Fr Ernesto López Rosas, SJ, sent me to speak with Bergoglio for an interview. At that time, he was rector of the Colegio Máximo de San Miguel...

From his election on 13 March 2013 to his final Easter blessing, Pope Francis embodied the Jesuit ideals of the magis (the greater good). His radical humility and his actions ad maiorem Dei gloriam (“for the greater glory of God”) were seen throughout his papacy...

“I am naturally inclined to see more continuity than rupture, more developments than changes of direction. This does not prevent me from affirming that there are new developments, but it means experiencing them as part of the journey...”

“Dear brothers and sisters, there are many ways to approach the life of Pope Francis, who wore the sandals of the fisherman, those of the Apostle Peter, in the style of Jorge Mario Bergoglio. A style that was formed and matured over many years of formation, service...”

In a heartfelt address, Father General Arturo Sosa paid tribute to the Argentine Jesuit, reflecting on his life, Petrine ministry, and legacy during a press conference organized on 24 April 2025 at the Aula of the General Curia of the Society of Jesus...

Throughout his pontificate, Pope Francis advocated for a Church that listens, accompanies, and, above all, prays. A key aspect of this vision was the revitalization of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network (PWPN), which he saw as a global movement...