Ever since the time of St Ignatius of Loyola in the 16th Century, the Church has requested the Jesuits to help in the formation of diocesan seminarians. This was the beginning of the Collegio Romano in Rome as the centre … Continued
Superior General of the Society of Jesus Fr General Arturo Sosa SJ is set to visit Korea, Macau, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan in the next three weeks. This is Fr Sosa’s third official trip to the Jesuit Conference of … Continued
A small group of Jesuit scholastics, composed of two Indonesians, two Filipinos and one Korean, and a lay woman travelled to Southern Philippines for a lived experience of the contextual realities of indigenous peoples, known as Lumad, and Muslims in … Continued
The Jesuit Region of Thailand has two new priests. Fr Pipat Muepae SJ and Fr Sarayuth Konsupap SJ were ordained on June 29 at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Chiang Mai by the bishop, Most Rev Francis Xavier Vira Arpondratana. … Continued
On July 3, two Jesuits, Kim Sung-hyun Raphael and Lee Chang-joon Rosario, were ordained to the priesthood at Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul by Most Rev Lee Han-taek SJ, Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Uijeongbu. The two newly ordained Jesuits … Continued
On June 28, in the Paul VI Hall in Vatican City, directors and friends from around the world had the privilege of a special audience with Pope Francis to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network (formerly … Continued
South African Jesuit Lodewicus Barnard came to Taiwan in 2015 where he spent three years under the International Regency Programme of the Chinese Jesuit Province. He was ordained a deacon at the Holy Trinity Church in Braamfontein, South Africa on … Continued
On June 15, Australian Jesuits Kieran Gill and Andy Nguyen were ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Gregory O’Kelly SJ, during a well-attended ceremony at St Ignatius’ Church in Richmond, Victoria. The ordinands’ families as well as their Superior at … Continued
Nine Jesuit novices, coming from various places in Indonesia, pronounced their First Vows on June 24 at St Stanislaus Church, Girisonta, Ungaran. This year’s cohort includes one brother: Robertus Sigit Adi Nugroho from Semarang, and eight scholastics: Lambertus Alfred from … Continued
A solid human formation is foundational to every Jesuit. The recent gathering of formation delegates of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP) focussed on how to help Jesuits in formation to grow in affective maturity and celibacy. This year’s … Continued