By Luke Edamana Chicago, Dec 24, 2023: Pope Francis’ recent admonition (authoritative counsel) to Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese (E-A A) and restructuring the Syro Malabar Church (SMC) administration sounds Jesuitical. Pope Francis and his delegate Archbishop Cyril Vasil happen also be be Jesuits. Who are Jesuits? They are a religious group (Order)Continue Reading
By M K George Rome, Aug 22, 2023: In recent times, I heard from two people that Jesuits are terrorists: One, the president of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega and the other by an anchor of Janam T V, a Malayalam channel based in Kerala, southern India. It was while seizing aContinue Reading
By M K George Rome, May 26, 2023: In May this year, the Jesuits had their Procurators’ Congregation in Loyola, Spain – a meeting of 88 representatives from all the provinces and regions. In the meeting they deliberated and discerned on the status of the Society of Jesus, the waysContinue Reading
Vatican City, May 24, 2023: Pope Francis has sent one of his top sex crimes investigators to Bolivia at a time when the Andean nation is being shaken by an escalating pedophilia scandal involving priests. Monsignor Jordi Bertomeu, a leading member of the Church’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Ranchi, Sept 11, 2022: Distress migration from the east-central Indian region has prompted a Jesuit network to join the Latin rite bishops to organize programs to educate Church people about the exploitation of poor tribal people. A meeting organized by the Central Zone of the Migrants’Continue Reading
By Paul Anand New Delhi, Feb 22, 2022: The Islamic Studies Association, Delhi and the Jesuit Secretariat for Service of Faith in South Asia jointly organized a series of webinars to celebrate Human Fraternity Day. Three leading international speakers – Professors Edward Joseph Alam (Notre Dame University, Beirut, Lebanon), GabrielContinue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi Kailashahar, Tripura, Nov 25, 2021: The Bombay High Court has permitted the Jesuits to initiate separate proceedings to clear Father Stan Swamy’s name from accusation in the Bhima Koregaon Elgar Parishad case. The Jesuit Adivasi activist died July 5 under police custody at Holy Family hospital inContinue Reading
A new book about the Jesuits celebrates 500 years of the Society of Jesus, as seen through the eyes of its first Latin American Father General, Father Arturo Sosa SJ: Walking with Ignatius: A Celebration of the Society of Jesus. Consisting of a series of interviews with Spanish journalist DarioContinue Reading
By Hedwig Lewis Mumbai: The Jesuits are observing an Ignatian Year, May 20, 2021 to July 31, 2022, to celebrate the fifth centenary of the conversion of St Ignatius of Loyola. On May 20, 1521, while defending the fortress of Pamplona, Spain, in a battle with the invading French army,Continue Reading
By J.D. Long-García New York: The Society of Jesus is partnering with the descendants of people once enslaved by the religious order to reconcile and heal the deep racial wounds of America. The GU272 Descendants Association, which takes its name from the 272 enslaved people sold by Georgetown University, andContinue Reading