The USA East Province of the Society of Jesus has announced a matching $2 million per year contribution over the next five years with Georgetown University to benefit the Descendants Truth and Reconciliation Foundation.
As the nation awaits a new ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court regarding abortion, the Jesuits USA Midwest Province recommits to Catholic Church teaching on abortion and reaffirms our commitment to respecting all human life.
As the nation awaits a new ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court regarding abortion, the Jesuits USA Midwest Province recommits to Catholic Church teaching on abortion and reaffirms our commitment to respecting all human life. In 2018, the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States issued a statement on Jesuits’ support for the unborn. …
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By Jerry Duggan Nearly 500 years after the founding of the Society of Jesus, St. Ignatius Loyola and St. Francis Xavier are widely revered and respected. It wasn’t always so. This March 12 marks the 400th anniversary of both saints’ canonizations. It turns out there’s a story there, one I had the privilege of hearing …
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On March 12, 2022, a Solemn Mass at the Church of the Gesù in Rome will commemorate the 400th anniversary of the canonization of Sts. Ignatius of Loyola, Francis Xavier, Teresa of Ávila, Isidore the Farmer, and Philip Neri.
On this feast of St. Francis Xavier, patron of the Jesuit educational ministries in Cincinnati, V. Rev. Karl Kiser, SJ, provincial of the Midwest Province of the Society of Jesus, and the Board of Trustees of Xavier Jesuit Academy are pleased to announce that Fr. Nathan Wendt, SJ, has been appointed as the Academy’s first president.
The Laureate and Finalists for the 2021 Opus Prize, which recognizes leaders and organizations working on long-term, local solutions to address poverty and injustice, were all Jesuit ministries.
Jesuit Father Rutilio Grande of El Salvador will be beatified January 22, 2022, in San Salvador.
Pastoral work is what Fr. Stan Czarnecki, SJ, loves best.