The editors of Time 39 s new quot bookazine quot on Pope Francis Pope for a New World asked me to contribute an essay called quot Why I Love Being a Priest quot which I was happy to do nbsp The essay was written after Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation but before the conclave ha

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

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

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

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

The psalms of praise are filled with joy, delight and gratitude. Even happiness.

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

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

An answer the question I’ve been asked for over two decades: What’s a Jesuit anyway?

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