Articles on this issue "jesuits"
Jesuit Father Juan Carlos Scannone was teaching Greek and literature in 1957, when a young Jorge Bergoglio was among his students. Father Scannone is today retired from the philosophy faculty …
read moreGuillermo Ortiz met Father Jorge Bergoglio in 1977, when he was provincial of the Society of Jesus in Argentina. Ortiz wanted to be a member of the Society of Jesus, and eventually fulfilled …
read moreThe Jesuit journal La Civilta Cattolica (Catholic Civilization) has new print and digital versions. The Italian-language periodical was established in 1850 and is Italy's oldest-running …
read moreThe Vatican made available the text of a letter Francis sent toFr. Adolfo Nicolás, superior-general of the Society of Jesus, in response to Fr. Adolfo's letter of congratulations upon his …
read moreHere is a statement from the director of the Vatican press office, regarding controversy surrounding Father Jorge Bergoglio, now Pope Francis. * * * The campaign against Bergoglio is …
read moreHere is a statement from the superior-general of theSociety of Jesus, Fr. Adolfo Nicolas, on the election of Pope Francis. * * * In the name of the Society of Jesus, I give thanks to God for …
read moreThe death of the former archbishop of Milan brought mourning well beyond the confines of the vast archdiocese, says the director of the Vatican press office. Jesuit Federico Lombardi reflected …
read moreThe Jesuits in Syria are calling for dialogue and national unity in the face of a bloody crackdown by government forces on protesters who have been calling for the end of PresidentBashar …
read moreThe Croatian Parliament proclaimed 2011 a national "Boscovich Year," marking the 300th anniversary of the birth of a learned Croatian Jesuit, Father Rogelio Joseph Boscovich Bettera. Father …
read moreGraziano Sonnino and Marco Pavoncello remember Jesuit Father Raffaele de Ghantuz Cubbe for his courage and goodness. It was that courage and goodness that saved their lives, along with the …
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read moreHere is a translation of the homily Benedict XVI gave today at the end of the funeral Mass for Jesuit Cardinal Tomas Spidlik, which was presided over by Cardinal Angelo Sodano, dean of the …
read moreThe U.S. bishops are joining their country's lawmakers in commemorating the 20th anniversary of the murder of six Jesuits in El Salvador. On this date 20 years ago, the six priests, their …
read moreWhen Jesuit Father Matteo Ricci died in China in 1610, for the first time in the country's history the emperor granted a plot for the burial of a foreigner. A display at the Vatican is paying …
read moreThe murderer of Jesuit Father Victor Betancourt was sentenced on Tuesday, but the killing of the victim's confrere, Father Otto Messner, remains unpunished. In a communiqué, the Society of …
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