di Antonio Spadaro S.I., direttore de "La Civiltà Cattolica"
HOMILY OF HOLY FATHER FRANCIS ON THE OCCASION OF THE FEAST OF SAINT IGNATIUS Church of the Gesù, Rome Wednesday, 31 July 2013 In this Eucharist in which we are celebrating our Father, Ignatius of Loyola, in the light of the Readings we have heard I would like to suggest three simple thoughts, guided by […]
This article, written by fr. Elías Royón S.J., was published originally in Italian on La Civiltà Cattolica . Download and read the origianl version here: http://www.laciviltacattolica.it/articoli_download/extra/3990.pdf In these years of Francis’ pontificate, he has addressed the Jesuits many times, so that the Society gathered in the General Congregation had already, in some way, a «previous discourse» of Pope Francis […]
The petrine ministry of a Jesuit: a positive challenge for the Society The Pope entered naturally like a Jesuit father among others. But his white cassock marked a visible difference. But it did not take away the perception that there is a deep bond between us and him. We began by praying. A historic event: […]
The 36th General Congregation of the Jesuits is under way in Rome. This assembly is the summit of the organizational structure of the Society of Jesus, and is composed of all the Provincials in charge and delegates from every religious province. The Congregation has elected the new Father General, Fr. Arturo Sosa. The other great […]
Arturo Sosa was my “desk companion” during the General Congregation. He told me a few days before the start that he would be seated next to me. In the days before his election, we talked of many things, some perhaps unimportant, others more serious. I sensed, however, a person next to me with a lot […]
October 15, 2016 Dearest brothers, A few days ago, in this same Church of the Gesù, where the remains of St Ignatius and Father Arrupe rest, Fr. Bruno Cadorè invited us to have the audacity of the improbable as the proper attitude of people of faith who seek to witness it in the complex current […]
Carissimi fratelli, pochi giorni fa, in questa stessa Chiesa del Gesù, dove riposano i resti di Sant’Ignazio e Pedro Arrupe, p. Bruno Cadorè ci ha invitati ad avere l’audacia dell’improbabile come l’atteggiamento proprio delle persone di fede che cercano di testimoniarla nella complessa attualità dell’Umanità. Ci ha invitati a lasciare indietro la paura e a […]
During his Apostolic Trip in Poland on the occasion of the 31st World Youth Day, July 30, 2016—first vespers of St Ignatius of Loyola—at 5 p,m., Pope Francis met with a group of 28 Polish Jesuits belonging to two Provinces of the Society of Jesus of the country and two lay collaborators, accompanied by the […]
— A pontificate of discernment and «incomplete thought» — A pontificate of tension between spirit and institution — A pontificate of frontier and challenges — A pontificate for a Church, «field hospital» — A pontificate of geopolitical impact 1. A pontificate of discernment and «incomplete thought» For Pope Francis the world is always in movement: the […]
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