Vietnam
Four Jesuits (and an Assumptionist) ordained deacons in Vietnam
On the Feast of St Joseph, Patron of the Jesuit Scholasticate of the Vietnamese Province, four Jesuits and an Augustinian Assumptionist were ordained to the...read more
Refining the RWC vision and mission
In a time of cosmetic solutions and weakening commitment to social causes, the recent De Statu Societatis Iesu (DSS) challenges us to reflect deeply: how...read more
Fifteen Vietnamese Jesuits ordained to the priesthood
On 2 December, 15 Vietnamese Jesuit deacons responded to God’s invitation and embraced the call to be Jesus’ companions in the priestly vocation, following in...read more
Celebrating Final Vows, First Vows and Ordination in Japan
The Japan Province had numerous reasons to celebrate in September. On 8 September, Fathers Antonius Firmansyah, Tsunoda Yūichi, and Yamauchi Yasunori pronounced their Final Vows...read more
A pilgrimage of the senses: The Vietnam Center for Ignatian Spirituality in Italy
In “The Practice of Prayer”, St Bonaventure, one of Francis of Assisi’s early Franciscan followers, comments that God gave human beings our five senses–seeing, hearing,...read more
Nine Jesuits ordained deacons in Vietnam
On the Feast of St Joseph, Patron of the Society of Jesus and St Joseph Jesuit Scholasticate in Thu Duc City, nine Jesuits were ordained...read more
Endless reservoir of divine hospitality
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,...read more
Vietnamese Jesuits celebrate ordination of 11 new priests
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...read more
New provincial for the Province of Vietnam
Fr Joseph Pham Tuan Nghia SJ has been appointed Provincial Superior of the Vietnamese Province of the Society of Jesus. He succeeds Fr Vincent Pham...read more