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July 12, 2018

Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter elects new superior general

Ordained a priest in June 2006 by H. E. Jorge Cardinal Medina Estévez, Fr. Andrzej Komorowski ministered in various apostolates of the Fraternity in Poland, Belgium and the Netherlands. He is elected as FSSP Superior General for the next six years.
LINCOLN, Neb. – The general chapter of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, a society of apostolic life which celebrates the extraordinary form of the Roman rite, on Monday elected Fr. Andrzej Komorowski as its next superior general.
Published in International
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
October 14, 2016

Jesuits elect Venezuelan as new head of order

Jesuit Father Arturo Sosa, right, the new superior general of the Society of Jesus, greets the previous superior general, Jesuit Father Adolfo Nicolas, after his election in Rome Oct. 14. Father Sosa, 67, is a member of the Jesuits' Venezuelan province.

ROME – Jesuit Father Arturo Sosa Abascal, a member of the Jesuits' Venezuelan province, was elected the first non-European superior general of the Society of Jesus Oct. 14.

Published in International
April 17, 2016

Oblate superior drawn early to life as a missionary priest

Oblate Superior General Fr. Louis Lougen, in Ottawa March 15 to receive an honorary doctorate from Saint Paul University.

OTTAWA – In 1976, in preparation for his final vows to become an Oblate priest, Fr. Louis Lougen asked God for “the grace to be a missionary.”

Published in Call to Service