We invite you to listen to this Holy Week meditation, “O Bone Jesu,” by the Ignatian Schola, a vocal ensemble rooted in Ignatian spirituality. The ensemble includes Jesuits and laypeople, and they perform an eclectic....
The Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU), which serves the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in the U.S., has announced that Jesuit Father Michael J. Sheeran will begin his tenure as president on April....
Pope Francis sent a letter to Father General Adolfo Nicolás, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, in response to Fr. Nicolás’ letter of congratulations. The two men then met on March 17, 2013. The text....
A little-known day of Jesuit thanksgiving was celebrated on March 12 to mark the canonizations of two of the most famous Jesuits: St. Ignatius of Loyola and St. Francis Xavier. Every year on that date,....
Four young Jesuits in formation share their amazement and excitement about the election of the first Jesuit pope in a new Ignatian News Network video. The Jesuits featured in the video are all contributors to The Jesuit Post website,....
Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash., has adopted a bold plan to achieve climate neutrality — zero greenhouse gas emissions — by the year 2050. Gonzaga President Thayne McCulloh recently approved the university’s first comprehensive Climate....
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis officially inaugurated his ministry as pope and bishop of Rome in a liturgy filled with biblical symbolism and signs of the universality of....
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.
Pope Francis’s papal coat of arms was released today, and it features the Jesuit seal: IHS surrounded by a sunburst. The IHS monogram is the first three letters in Greek for the name of Jesus. A cross....
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis is “a Jesuit’s Jesuit” who understands the importance of St. Francis of Assisi in the life of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of....
