By Marin Clapper On April 9, 2022, Ocer Campion Jesuit College in Gulu, Uganda, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of the newly constructed Fr. James Strzok, SJ, Science Hall. With the help of USAID/American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) and the American people, as well as a partnership with Midwest Jesuits, …
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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.
“The world is our home.” — Fr. Jerónimo Nadal, SJ (1507-1580) According to José Casanova of Georgetown University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs, the Jesuits were the first organized group in history to think and act globally. As such, he writes that the Society “embodied what [Pope Francis] so frequently evokes as …
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On March 3, 2021, the Jesuits celebrated the Centenary marking the 100thyear since the first five American Jesuits arrived in Patna, India. Jesuit Frs. William Eline, Henry Milen, Patrick Troy, Thomas Kelley, and Edward Anderson arrived in Patna on March 16, 1921 and laid the foundation for the advances in Patna today. View the video …
The Ignatian Spirituality Project (ISP) offers programs designed for men and women in substance use recovery who have a desire to deepen their spirituality and are open to sharing their story and listening to others.
March 17, 2020 — Three weeks ago, before Italy’s national lockdown, Fr. Paddy Gilger, SJ, traveled to Milan—the epicenter of Europe’s coronavirus outbreak. He’s still there. AMDG podcast host Mike Jordan Laskey spoke to Paddy about the mood in the city and how, as Christians, we can respond to fear with compassion and hope. Below …
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The Eastern Africa Jesuit Province, located in the Great Lakes area in the Horn of Africa, is dynamic and youthful. Formed in 1986 and consisting of Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Sudan, South Sudan, and Uganda, 200 Jesuits in the province serve more than 240 million people in a region roughly the size of the United States east of the Mississippi River.
By MegAnne Liebsch October 10, 2019 — “Welcome, protect, promote, integrate.” These words, spoken by Pope Francis, call upon global communities to embrace migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. Echoing this appeal, Jesuit leaders from across the U.S. and Canada met today with the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security to advocate on behalf of people seeking asylum …
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In the final days of Lent, Fr. Brian G. Paulson, SJ, provincial of the Midwest Jesuits, reflects on A Living Sacrifice of Praise.