Jesuit Restoration 1814

Awarding-winning composer premieres mass for Jesuit Restoration bicentenary
Ennio Morricone, the Italian composer who has won multiple awards for his film soundtracks, including The Mission, debuted the first mass he has written on June...read more

Fresh perspectives in Macau on the Suppression and Restoration
Fr Fernando Mateos SJ, the 94-year-old historian of the Jesuit Chinese Province, provided an original voice at the recent international symposium on the Suppression and...read more

Pope Francis says the Jesuits must be “brave and expert rowers”
Pope Francis celebrated a special liturgy of thanksgiving in the Church of the Gesù in Rome on Saturday, September 27, to mark the 200th anniversary of...read more

Tragic irony – Peace and Restoration
During this month of September, many celebrate the World Day of Peace. At the same time we Jesuits and friends continue to give thanks that...read more

Pope receives Australian gift for anniversary of Restoration
Australian Provincial Fr Brian McCoy SJ and former Provincial Fr Steve Curtin SJ presented Pope Francis with a special gift of Sevenhill wine at a...read more

Reflecting on the Restoration
For Jesuit communities across the world, the 200th anniversary of the restoration of the Society of Jesus on August 7, 2014, is not only an...read more

On our mission and new initiatives
Happy Feast of the Ascension of our Lord! In today’s Gospel from Matthew, our Lord sends his disciples to the ends of the earth with...read more

Macau Ricci Institute holds seminar on Suppression and Restoration
In March, the Macau Ricci Institute (MRI) devoted its MRI Seminar to the Suppression and Restoration of the Society of Jesus. The one-day seminar focused...read more

Commemorating the Restoration of the Society 200 years ago
Jesuits across Asia Pacific have planned various activities to commemorate the bicentennial of the Restoration of the Society of Jesus. In 1814, Pope Pius VII...read more