Fr. Timothy P. Kesicki, S.J., to Head U.S. Office for Society of Jesus, Largest Order of Priests and Brothers in Roman Catholic Church (WASHINGTON, D.C., May 10, 2013) — The Society of Jesus in the....
The U.S. Jesuit Conference and the Kino Border Initiative welcome today’s introduction of a bipartisan Senate immigration bill. Immigration reform has been a difficult issue to address, and this bill provides hope that an immigration....
The comprehensive report details incidents of physical and verbal abuse suffered by migrants both at the hands of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Mexican police, and through attacks by human traffickers, robbers and gangs. Additionally, the study highlights the stories of migrants separated from family members and those who have been sexually assaulted by criminals, left for dead in the desert and then denied medical care by U.S. border agents.
Very Rev. Thomas H. Smolich, S.J., President of the Jesuit Conference, has signed on as a “primary signatory” to a new ecumenical and interfaith “Circle of Protection” Statement urging the Federal Government to protect programs....
In a May 6th letter to all U.S. Jesuits, Jesuit Conference President Father Thomas H. Smolich announced a change to tertianship procedure, with the creation of a national tertianship program. This transitions away from current practice of tertainship programs being coordinated by each province.
