31 July is a special day for Jesuits and their mission partners as it is the feast of the saint who founded the Society of Jesus. For the Indonesian Jesuits, the feast of St Ignatius of Loyola and the closing … Continued
The Ignatian Year, which started on 20 May last year, is coming to a close as we celebrate the feast of St Ignatius de Loyola on 31 July. It has been a celebration of Ignatius’s conversion 500 years ago following … Continued
The Society of Jesus rejoices with the beatification of German Jesuit Fr Philipp Jeningen SJ on 16 July at Our Lady of the Basilica of St Vitus in Ellwangen by Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich accompanied by Bishop Gebhard Fürst and the … Continued
The Japan Province unveiled an icon of Blessed Pedro Kibe Kasui on 1 July. This piece of religious art is thought to be one of the first representations of Blessed Kibe, and the first icon of the Jesuit blessed. The … Continued
Fr Giovanni Antonio Solinas SJ has been declared blessed together with diocesan priest Pedro Ortiz de Zárate during a beatification ceremony in Argentina presided over by the Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, on … Continued
The Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific’s Reconciliation with Creation network is launching a search for young people engaged in ecological service projects across Asia Pacific, with significant impact or contribution to their communities in responding to the urgent ecological crisis … Continued
Young Jesuits and lay partners in the Chinese Province have developed a prayer app in Chinese to promote Ignatian Spirituality to Chinese speakers around the world. The app, which is still in its development phase but is already available to … Continued
More than 300 student leaders from Jesuit high schools all over the Philippines gathered on 5 March for the Ignatian Youth Fest with the theme, “All Things New: Summoning Our Youth to Engaged Citizenship”. Despite the many challenges brought about … Continued
The charismatic Pedro Arrupe still has an important impact on the life of the Society of Jesus. Full of imagination and enthusiasm, with freedom, vision, and courage, he aroused, like any good leader, both devoted followers and resolute enemies. For … Continued
The newest publication of the Buddhist Studies and Dialogue Group of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP) is inspired by the “loving friendship” that forms “the most vital base for interreligious dialogue and collaboration”. Fr In-gun Kang SJ, Coordinator … Continued