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Six Jesuit deacons were ordained as priests at St Joseph Jesuit Scholasticate in Saigon, Vietnam on December 3. The new priests are Fr Francis Xavier Hoàng Khắc Luận SJ, Fr Philip Trần Thanh Minh SJ, Fr Peter Lê Hoàng … Continued
Jesuit Superior General Fr Arturo Sosa arrived in Vietnam on Sunday, December 2, for his first official visit to the Vietnamese Jesuit Province and his second official trip to the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific. Last year Fr Sosa visited … Continued
The Society of Jesus has officially begun the process toward the beatification cause of Fr Pedro Arrupe, 28th Jesuit Superior General from 1965 to 1983. From now on, he is considered a “Servant of God”. The cause has been set … Continued
In his letter addressed to the whole Society of Jesus on October 11, Father General Arturo Sosa announced the beatification of Spanish Jesuit Fr Tiburcio Arnaiz Muñoz on October 20 in Málaga, Spain. Fr Sosa described Fr Arnaiz as “a … Continued
The Society of Jesus has taken the first steps towards the beatification cause of Fr Pedro Arrupe SJ, who was Superior General from 1965 to 1983. Fr General Arturo Sosa SJ announced this at the International Association of Jesuit Universities … Continued
Fr General Arturo Sosa SJ desires to see Jesuits fight against cultural homogenisation and celebrate diversity in each country around the world. “Just as environmental advocates talk about biodiversity, for us, multiculturalism is to be defended,” he told Salt & … Continued
This year’s annual meeting of the social apostolate coordinators in Rome was special. This time the coordinators were joined by the leaders of the Global Ignatian Advocacy Networks (GIAN), and Fr General Arturo Sosa addressed the delegates not once but … Continued
Fr General Arturo Sosa SJ referred to himself as a pilgrim when he visited the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific last year. “St Ignatius used to call himself ‘the pilgrim,’ someone actively searching for the will of God. I would … Continued
The Society of Jesus is in a new era of communication in service of the mission, and Fr General Arturo Sosa SJ made it clear recently that he is leading the efforts to make this new era an apostolic one. … Continued
As a young Jesuit, Fr Arturo Sosa feared being sent away from Venezuela. “I was so enthusiastic about the mission in Venezuela that I didn’t want to hear ‘can you go …?’” he shared. Now he finds many young … Continued