Father General’s address to the Alumni in Medellin

Dear Jesuit Alumni and Alumnae, When Ignatius de Loyola’s leg got crushed during the siege of Pamplona on 20 May 1521, one — not even Ignatius himself — could hardly imagine what difference this wound would make in the life of so many people and, let’s put it the way it is, in the spiritual…

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…

Today we celebrate the feast of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. It is an important symbolic date for all those who are linked in one way or another with Jesuit works and the Ignatian spirit. On this occasion, we invite you to discover a brief reflection addressed to us by Father Bill Muller S.J., the new…

In 2021, the Society of Jesus celebrates the 500th anniversary of the wounding of Ignatius of Loyola at the siege of Pamplona. On this occasion, an Ignatian year has been decreed. WUJA will hold its World Congress in July 2022 in Barcelona. On July 30, the members of the organizing committee of the World Congress participated…

Dear Alumnae and Alumni, I wish you all a Merry Christmas! We celebrate Christmas and its rejoicing, its hope for Peace on our war-torn planet. We celebrate it under the form of a fragile and innocent newborn, as we all know that fragility can subvert force and innocence can disarm violence. Let’s get ourselves wrapped…

On this day of the feast of St. Ignatius, we unite in the joy to all the Jesuits in the world to tell them our gratitude to know them. We think particularly of two of them: Jorge Mario Bergoglio, our pope, and Paolo Dall’Oglio, detained for two years in Syria. May the Jesuit Alumni give…