Fr General Arturo Sosa SJ has appointed Fr Gregorius Soetomo SJ as Socius to the President of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP), and Fr Vidal J Gornez Jr SJ as Treasurer of the conference. Fr Soetomo and Fr … Continued
Jesuit scholastics Dominic Vũ Chí Kiên SJ and Dominic Đỗ Hùng Dinh SJ were ordained as deacons in the chapel of Saint Joseph Jesuit Scholasticate in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on 19 March, feast of St Joseph, spouse of … Continued
Comillas Pontifical University in Madrid has been run by the Society of Jesus in Spain since 1890. Their Clinical Psychology Unit (UNINPSI) recently released Guidelines for Psychological Care During Quarantine Time in Religious and Priestly Life. These guidelines–which cover common … Continued
What is our reaction when we hear the term “missionary”? Perhaps we instinctively think of a priest or a religious person who leaves his land to “evangelise” in distant ones. This was the most common idea of “mission” until … Continued
The Japan and Korean Provinces of the Society of Jesus celebrated the ordination to the diaconate of Japanese Scholastic Obedientia Murayama Hyōe SJ and Korean Scholastic Oh Hyun-cheol Francis SJ. They were ordained on 7 March by Tokyo Archbishop Fr … Continued
Fatimeh (not a real name) is a refugee from Afghanistan. She and her family arrived in Indonesia about five years ago. She relates her story to Fransica Asmiarsi, Program Manager of JRS Indonesia, of how JRS helped her and her … Continued
A few weeks ago, Fr Tony Moreno SJ was in Cambodia for two days to speak to us about the Universal Apostolic Preferences (UAPs) of the Society of Jesus, a call from God, a mission shared with the Church. It … Continued
The Jesuit major superiors of South Asia have spoken out against the recent riots that broke out in Delhi that killed at least 47 people, and left hundreds wounded and many more homeless. The Jesuits condemned the “apparent complicity of … Continued
Key leaders of learning and Ignatian coordinators from Jesuit and companion schools in Australia were engaged in a four-day workshop, Learning by Refraction: A Practitioner’s Guide to 21st Century Ignatian Pedagogy, at St Peter Canisius House, Pymble, Australia from the 23 to … Continued
The Society of Jesus in Rome and the Jesuits of Canada and the United States have donated medical supplies to two COVID-19 designated hospitals in Hubei province. The General Curia sent 1,800 surgical N95 masks to Jingzhou No 1 People′s … Continued