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September 7, 2018

Jesuit centre's spiritual exercises retreat is workout for the soul

Entrance to the Loyola House in Guelph.

Fr. Roger Yaworski says Loyola House can’t guarantee people will like its Full Spiritual Exercises Experience. The retreat director might not be to their liking, the retreat itself might not meet their expectations, even the food might not tantalize their taste buds.

Published in Retreat & Renewal Centres
August 2, 2018

A "courageous creativity" is needed, Pope Francis tells young Jesuits

Pope Francis accepts a religious icon during an audience with European Jesuits in formation at the Vatican Aug. 1.
VATICAN – The courage, prayer and creativity that should characterize every Jesuit's ministry must be especially present when ministering to young people who are unemployed and feel hopeless, Pope Francis said.
Published in Faith
May 31, 2018

Father General Arturo Sosa attends Jesuit ordinations in Toronto

Still wearing their deacons’ stoles, Canadian Jesuits Arthur Suski and Edmund Lo are presented to Archbishop Terry Prendergast for ordination into the priesthood at St. Paul’s Basilica, Toronto, May 19.
Father General Arturo Sosa, leader of over 16,000 Jesuit priests worldwide, attended the ordinations at St. Paul’s Basilica in Toronto, May 19, during his Canada visit. “This moment in the life of the Society, but even more in the life of the Church, is an opening,” he said.

Canadian Jesuits Arthur Suski and Edmund Lo were presented to Archbishop Terry Prendergast for ordination into the priesthood. The archbishop handed each of them a book of the Gospels and said, “Receive the Gospel of Christ, whose herald you now are.  Believe what you read, teach what you believe, and practice what you teach.” 
Published in Canada
November 28, 2016

Father Kolvenbach, former Jesuit superior, dies in Beirut

Father Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, former superior general of the Society of Jesus, is seen in this 2004 file photo. He died in Beirut Nov. 26, four days before his 88th birthday.

ROME – Jesuit Father Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, whose service as superior general of the Society of Jesus marked a return to normal governance after a period of tension with the Vatican, died in Beirut Nov. 26, four days before his 88th birthday.

Published in International
October 24, 2016

Pope tells Jesuits to walk to peripheries, be open to future

Pope Francis speaks at the Jesuits' 36th general congregation in Rome Oct. 24. Pope Francis, a Jesuit, met his Jesuit brothers after the election of a new superior but did not participate in the election.

ROME – Pope Francis, speaking both as pope and a Jesuit, asked members of the Society of Jesus to continue to journey to where Christ is most needed, and always ask God for consolation, compassion and help in discernment.

Published in Faith
October 18, 2016

Jesuits called to reconcile humanity with God, new superior says

Jesuit Father Arturo Sosa Abascal, the new superior general of the Jesuits, speaks at a press conference in Rome Oct. 18. Also pictured are Jesuit Father Patrick Mulemi, director of the Jesuits' Rome communications office, and Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, former Vatican spokesman.

ROME – Jesuits are called to face the challenges of today's world and contribute toward "reconciliation among human beings and, at the same time, a reconciliation with God and creation," the newly elected Jesuit superior general said.

Published in Faith
July 6, 2015

Pope expected to pray in Jesuit Ecuador church, known as 'Baroque icon'

The Pope requested private prayer time before the image of Our Lady of Sorrows, which hangs over the altar in Iglesia de la Compania, in Quito's colonial-era Jesuit church.

QUITO, Ecuador - When Pope Francis enters the Jesuit church here July 7 for a moment of private prayer, he will step into an architectural gem where trees once grew up through the floor.

Published in International
April 19, 2015

Jesuit centenarian knew what he wanted in life

Jesuit Father Michael Lapierre will turn 100 May 2, and is taking it all in stride.

When you are about to turn 100 there’s a tendency for people to fuss over you and ask silly questions.

When people began asking 99.9-year-old Fr. Michael Lapierre what it felt like to turn 100, he told them “I don’t have a choice.” On May 2, Canada’s oldest Jesuit will take his 100th birthday in stride.

Published in Faith