Father General’s address to the Alumni in Medellin

The upscale Canisius College celebrated its 90th birthday in 2017. This event offered us an occasion to meet this Jesuit College situated in the heart of Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia. Agnes Anya went back last November on this anniversary for The Jakarta Post, interviewing both a 12th grade student and a Jesuit teacher….

Dear Alumnus/a The World Union of Jesuit Alumni (WUJA) goes on with its “Jesuit Alumni Conversations” which aim at keeping a vivid link between us. Alain Deneef, president of WUJA, invites again a Jesuit father and an Alumnus/a to discuss a theme of interest to Jesuit Alumni, allowing them to discover the Jesuit action in…

Dear Jesuit Alumni, dear Friends, As we celebrate today, the feast of the founder of the Jesuits Ignatius of Loyola, let me bring you back in time. The 31st of July 1973 was no ordinary feast of Saint-Ignatius for the Society of Jesus, but no one at that time could imagine that the two events…

On Sunday 19th January 2014, the Church celebrated the 100th World Day of Migrants and Refugees. This day, initiated in 1914 by Pope Benedict XV, is meant to raise awareness among the faithful and all people of good will about the situation of people who leave their home, their land, their country, … for whatever…

Father Pedro Arrupe passed away on February 5, 1991. This day is always an occasion for us to say a few words about this man of unfailing wisdom and confidence. As Pope Francis made a historic visit to Japan last year, he did not fail to pay homage to the 28th Superior of the Society…

XVth congress of OMAEC (World Organization of Former Pupils of Catholic Education) Rome 23 October 2017   Dear President, Dear Members of the General Assembly, [row] [column sm=”12″] I thank you for the occasion you give me to say a few words to you. As we all know, OMAEC is a two-dimensional structure and consists of…