Pope Leo

Fr James Hanvey, SJ, the Secretary for the Service of Faith, shares deep insights on Pope Leo XIV’s first Apostolic Exhortation, Dilexi Te. This is more than a discussion of a papal document; it’s an exploration of the radical Christian spirituality at its heart.

“The Society of Jesus has long been present where humanity’s needs meet God’s saving love.” Pope Leo XIV affirmed this during his audience on 24 October with global Jesuit leaders gathered in Rome for a 10-day meeting...

On the same day that Pope Leo XIV celebrates the Eucharist in front of St. Peter’s with the tens of thousands who have gathered for the Jubilee of Consecrated Life, the Vatican officially released the Holy Father’s first Apostolic Exhortation, Dilexi Te...

On this Jubilee Year dedicated to Pilgrims of Hope, JRS invites you to welcome refugees and migrants and the gifts they bring us. On the weekend of 4–5 October 2025, the Church will celebrate the Jubilee of Migrants in Rome in the presence of Pope Leo XIV. Two days of encounters...

Let us pray that believers in different religious traditions might work together to defend and promote peace, justice and human fraternity.

Let us pray that, inspired by Saint Francis, we might experience our interdependence with all creatures who are loved by God and worthy of love and respect.

Let us pray that societies where coexistence seems more difficult might not succumb to the temptation of confrontation for ethnic, political, religious or ideological reasons.

Let us pray that we might again learn how to discern, to know how to choose paths of life and reject everything that leads us away from Christ and the Gospel.

On 20 June, Pope Leo XIV received Father Arturo Sosa in audience at the Vatican. The meeting between the Holy Father and Father General underscores the deep and historically significant relationship between the Holy See and the Society of Jesus...

Let us pray that each one of us might find consolation in a personal relationship with Jesus, and from his Heart, learn to have compassion on the world.

On 8 May 2025, Pope Leo XIV was elected as the Bishop of Rome and the Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church. Father General Arturo Sosa addresses this letter offering prayers for the Pope, and reaffirming the Society’s historic availability for service to the Church.

In a historic moment for the Catholic Church, white smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in the evening of 8 May, signaling the successful election of a new Pope. Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost...