The Japan Province rejoiced in the ordination of two Japanese deacons in the St Mary Chapel of St Ignatius Church, Tokyo, on Saturday, 11 March. Francis Assisi Kōtarō Mori SJ and John Baptist Tetsurō Watanabe SJ were ordained by the … Continued
The Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific runs a Tertianship programme based in Manila from September to March of the following year. Tertianship is the final period of formal religious formation for Jesuit priests and brothers before they profess their Final … Continued
On the 100th anniversary of Ignatius College in Yogyakarta on 16 February, the Indonesian Province celebrated the priestly ordination of five Jesuit deacons: Yohanes Deodatus, Fransiskus Asisi Wylly Suhendra, Agustinus Daryanto, Yulius Suroso, and Antonius Siwi Dharma Jati. They were … Continued
Fr Jordan Orbe SJ made his Final Vows on 15 February at the Oratory of St Ignatius of Loyola, Loyola House of Studies in Quezon City, surrounded by his family, community, and friends both on-site and online. Philippine Provincial Fr … Continued
Simon Yong Kong Beng SJ professed his Final Vows on 15 February during a Mass at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Johor Bahru, where he has been the parish priest since 2018. The ceremony was simple with Jesuits … Continued
Three scholastics of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP) were among the 12 newly ordained deacons at the laying on of hands by Most Rev Don Carlos Cardinal Osoro, Archbishop of Madrid, on 4 February in the parish of … Continued
A word that has been echoing around Pope Francis in recent times is “hospitality”. And in one illumination of the vibrant dimensions of this word, he spoke of the “willingness to listen to others, paying attention to their personal stories … Continued
A group of Jesuits in formation spent the week leading up to Christmas learning and sharing about youth ministry and vocation promotion in Thailand, where a vast majority of the people are Buddhist. The scholastics and brothers were in Chiang … Continued
In celebration of the 88th birthday of Jesuit cardinal and Archbishop Emeritus of Semarang and Jakarta, Julius Cardinal Darmaatmadja, the Indonesian Province held a special event, called 88+, where Jesuits and companions each ran or walked a distance of 88 … Continued
Thousands of people joined the Society of Jesus in Vietnam in welcoming 11 new Jesuit priests who were ordained on 3 December, Feast of St Francis Xavier. Most Rev Joseph Nguyen Tan Tuoc, Bishop of Phu Cuong, presided over the … Continued