The timing might be seen as a coincidence: the 36th General Congregation has come to an end on the very day of the 68th birthday of the one that has been elected as new Superior General. For WUJA this is a great opportunity to welcome Father Sosa in his new function and to introduce him in…
November 2016. The Pope Video: That the countries which take in a great number of displaced persons and refugees may find support for their efforts which show solidarity. For the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network (Apostleship of Prayer – http://www.popesprayer.net). Visit http://thepopevideo.org/ for more information.
When I was part of the organizing team of the VIII World Congress of Jesuit Alumni held in Medellin back in 2013, my father, who is not a Jesuit Alumnus, asked me something that has been on my mind ever since: “What is ‘that special thing’ that makes a guy from Hong Kong want to…
The Society of Jesus returned to Cuba in 1853 after an exile of eighty six (86) years – King Carlos III of Spain had expelled the Jesuits from the island in 1767 by Royal Decree. Later, on February 2nd, 1854, Queen Isabella II of Spain by Royal Decree founded in Havana the School of Belen…
The Jesuit Hakimani Centre, a Jesuit center for research and social action in Eastern Africa, located in Kenya, has produced a TV show named “The Chase”, which looks to promote social justice inside the schools and between the students inculcating the values of respect and dignity to build a worthier society. This project´s main…
One of the main goals of most of the Jesuit inspired institution and works is to follow the footsteps of St Ignatius; this said in terms of his spirituality and way of life; but there is one initiative that really goes beyond this, and gives the persons who joins it the opportunity of really reliving…
An unprecedented tragedy in the “Center of the World”: More than 650 people were killed in what can be called the great natural disaster of the Century in Ecuador. What once used to be a touristic paradise in the Pacific region of this South American country, has become a post-apocalyptic sight, that would beat in…
Dear Jesuit Alumni, The 31st of July 1973 was no ordinary feast of Saint Ignatius for the Society of Jesus, but no one at the time could imagine that the two events taking place on that day would so decisively shape the destiny of the Society. In Valencia, Spain, the Jesuit Alumni of Europe were…
The 8th World Congress of Jesuit Alumni/ae took place in Medellin from 14 to 17 August 2013 on the theme of “Jesuit Education and Social Responsibility : how can Jesuit Alumni/ae serve?” The choice of venue for the congress was not insignificant: The City of Medellin (second largest in Colombia) is a city reborn after…
The World Union of Jesuit Alumni, gathered in congress in Medellin from 14 to 17 August 2013 : Warmly thanks Father General Adolfo NICOLAS SJ, for his presence at the congress, for his presidency of the opening Eucharist and for his stimulating encouragement to the actions of the alumni and assures him of its…