Big news Pope Francis in a surprise move has chosen the head of the Franciscans Jose Rodriguez Carballo to help lead the Congregation for Religious Technically he has chosen the OFM 39 s quot Minister General quot to be the quot Secretary quot the all-important Number Two person in the
James Martin, S.J.
The Rev. James Martin, S.J., is a Jesuit priest, author, editor at large at America and founder of Outreach.
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Pope Francis’ Plan for the Church?
Here 39 s a nbsp surprise From Vatican Radio quot The archbishop of Havana Cardinal Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino on Saturday read from a document given him by Pope Francis outlining the speech he gave during the pre-conclave General Congregation meetings of the Cardinals Cardinal Ortega had
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Is the Pope Still a Jesuit?
Since I 39 ve been getting this question a lot over the last few days here goes And for good measure another photo of two Jesuit brothers A Jesuit is a Jesuit forever from the day he enters the novitiate until his death unless he formally leaves the Society of Jesus or in religious parlanc
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New Photo: Pope Francis and Father General
The Jesuit Curia has just released this great photo of Pope Francis greeting Adolfo Nicolas SJ Superior General of the Society of Jesus at the Casa Santa Marta on Sunday nbsp Father General came at the invitation of the Holy Father and promised him all the resources of the Society of Jesus
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The Valleys Sing: Joy and the psalms
The psalms of praise are filled with joy, delight and gratitude. Even happiness.
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Father General on His Visit with the Pope
We received from the Jesuit Curia today this account of the meeting between Pope Francis and Adolfo Nicol s SJ Superior General of the Society of Jesus which took place yesterday at the Casa Santa Marta nbsp The account was written by Father General himself nbsp We offer it in several langua
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Pope Francis’s Homily and “Tenderness”
In case you weren 39 t able to rise early this morning you might have missed Pope Francis 39 s quot Mass of Inauguration quot which just concluded nbsp Drew Christiansen SJ has already noted with his usual acuity the ecumenical dimensions of the day in a post below nbsp Celebrating the
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A Franciscan Name for a Jesuit Pope?
There has long been a playful rivalry among religious orders in the Catholic Church This may surprise people accustomed to thinking of members of religious orders as a dull lot their faces stuck in their Bibles or their eyes cast heavenward far removed from such mundane matters as hellip humor
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A Jesuit Pope? What Does that Mean?
An answer the question I’ve been asked for over two decades: What’s a Jesuit anyway?
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The Jesuit Pope Calls the Jesuit General
I rsquo ve been given permission by the Jesuit Curia to reprint this story sent around to Jesuits worldwide written by Lisbert D rsquo Souza SJ who works in our Jesuit Headquarters in Rome From the Jesuit General Curia nbsp RomeAt around 10 00 a m this morning our receptionist a delightful yo