Province News

Sharing the joy of the mission in Timor-Leste, working in collaboration as Ignatius did
On May 3, Instituto São João de Brito held the blessing ceremony of its new campus. The milestone was the first of several this year...read more

Inmates in Philippine prison rediscover joy, faith through guitar lessons
After winning the top prize at a guitar class recital, Alex (not his real name), tearfully said in Filipino, “I thank God not only because...read more

New book explores religious landscape of Shanghai
Shanghai, with its population of 24 million, is home to a multitude of religions, from Buddhism and Islam, to Christianity and Baha’ism, to Hinduism and...read more

Australian Jesuits launch new prayer resource to promote faith and justice
The Australian Jesuit Province has a new prayer resource that focuses on important faith and justice issues the country will mark from late May to...read more

Celebration of Final Vows in Korea
The Korea Province celebrated the profession of final vows of Fathers Kwon O-myun Xavier, Jung Kang-yup Benedict and Seok Yo-seop in Seoul, South Korea. Fr...read more

The Jesuit vision for Northern Thailand communities
As 2018 began, a new Jesuit school in a rural part of northern Thailand approached the end of its first semester. Xavier Learning Community (XLC)...read more

Pope Francis and the Church on the peripheries
Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost” says the shepherd in the parable of the lost sheep (Luke 15:6). Putting...read more

Vietnam holds its first Jesuit brothers assembly
Six decades after the return of the Jesuits to Vietnam, the province held its first assembly of Jesuit brothers in Thu Duc district, Saigon City....read more

Sixteen Jesuits, two of them from JCAP, ordained deacons in Rome
A Thai and a Vietnamese were among 16 Jesuits ordained deacons by Cardinal Walter Kasper on April 3 at the Church of Gesù in Rome....read more