August 31, 2016 — An internationally known Jesuit, Fr. Robert Spitzer, SJ, is coming to Vancouver hoping to inspire a new culture against assisted suicide.

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August 23, 2016 — Declaring their commitment to the Society of Jesus in front of friends and family, 32 Jesuit novices in Canada, the United States and Haiti professed first vows of poverty, chastity and obedience earlier this month.

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August 22, 2016 — From a young age, Fr. Helewa learned to pray and love the Church. The Spiritual Exercises helped him mature in the growing awareness of God’s presence in his life. He considers his first religious vows as gifts to the Church with a sense of Jesus’ life and values.

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August 22, 2016 — "Ignacio de Loyola," a film produced by the Jesuit Communications Foundation in the Philippines, will be released in North American theatres on Friday, Aug. 26.

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August 17, 2016 — Scorsese is the director of the upcoming film "Silence," about Jesuits in Japan during the 17th century.

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Father Henry Nunn died on July 31, 2016 in Bangalore. He was in his 86th year and in religious life for 65 years. Fr. "Hank" spent many years overseas in India working and is well known for his accomplishments in psychotherapy.

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Aug. 2, 2016 – Today is the feast of one of the original members of the Society of Jesus, St. Peter Faber, SJ, the man often called the “Second Jesuit.”

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August 1, 2016 — Over 40 pilgrims embarked on an incredible pilgrimage this summer. Click here for full coverage!

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July 29, 2016 — The International Jungmann Society for Jesuits and the Liturgy gathered in June at St. Patrick’s College in Dublin for its sixth congress.

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July 28, 2016 — Fr. Joseph Koczera, SJ, reflects on the death of a French priest, Fr. Jacques Hamel, and the call to stand in solidarity with those who suffer.

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July 26, 2016 — World Youth Day 2016 kicked off today in Kraków, Poland, with millions of young adults from around the globe gathering to celebrate their Catholic faith.

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July 11, 2016 — The culmination in June 2015 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), brought the situation of Indigenous peoples to the forefront of Canada’s national agenda.

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Father Joseph Wang died peacefully on July 15, 2016 at the Toronto General Hospital. He was in his 83rd year and in religious life for 64 years. Originally from China, he spent many years in BC doing pastoral ministry.

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July 11, 2016 — On June 22 Canada’s Jesuits gathered in Toronto with First Nations people to make a sort of examination of conscience focused on the relationship between Jesuits and Canadian aboriginal people — a relationship which stretches back to 1611.

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July 6, 2016 —The Ignatian Spirituality Project has helped change the lives of those experiencing homelessness; in a new book, retreatants share their stories and the power of faith.

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June 29, 2016 — If you didn’t know better, you might think that somebody photoshopped the picture of Fr. Larry Kroker, SJ. It shows the priest in a Roman collar, sporting a large ceremonial headdress, brightly colored and flowing with eagle feathers. The image might seem a little incongruous, but it’s real.

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June 21, 2016 — Today is the feast day of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, an Italian Jesuit known for his courage in serving the sick and his dedication to the education of young students.

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June 20 — For more than two years, the Jesuit Curia has been under renovation, with the goal of being ready for the Jesuits’ General Congregation 36 starting in early October.

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June 17, 2016 — In his groundbreaking encyclical entitled Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home, Pope Francis called on all of humanity to change how we care for the Earth, our “common home.”

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June 15, 2016 — Jesuits are always making news, and here’s the latest roundup of recent awards and appointments about Jesuits from around Canada and the U.S.

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June 14, 2016 — As the one-year anniversary of Laudato Si’, Pope Francis’ groundbreaking encyclical on the environment, approaches, Jesuit institutions are taking stock of their response to the pope's rallying cry to care for our common home.

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June 7, 2016 — Fr. McCarthy, who has devoted decades to ecological research, now has a species of lichen named after himself.

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June 1, 2016 — This month, the Jesuits are celebrating the ordination of 20 new priests in the Canada, Haiti, and the United States.

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May 25, 2016 — For more than 25 years a lone figure has been quietly present on Canada’s Parliament Hill, in Ottawa.

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May 23, 2016 — From carbon emission challenges to newly installed solar panels to the 2,000 honeybees now occupying a high school rooftop, Jesuits and their collaborators have responded in force to Pope Francis’ groundbreaking encyclical on the environment.

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