Pope Francis prays near the tomb of Father Pedro Arrupe, SJ, superior general of the Society of Jesus between 1965 and 1981, during a Mass at the Jesuit Church of the Most Holy Name of Jesus ...

Pope Francis, the Catholic Church's 266th pontiff, was the first Jesuit to lead the church in its nearly 2,000-year history. More than 200,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Square April 26 to ...

Pope Francis was the first pontiff elected from the Society of Jesus – also known as the Jesuits. It’s one of the most prominent religious orders in the Catholic Church, with approximately ...

SERVICE. THAT’S RIGHT. VERY EMOTIONAL. YOU KNOW, IT WAS HELD HERE AT THIS JESUIT CHURCH RIGHT HERE BEHIND ME IN BALTIMORE. AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THAT IS THAT POPE FRANCIS WAS A JESUIT.

In the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church, until Pope Francis, no Jesuit priest had ever been elevated to the papacy by the College of Cardinals. The Jesuits, or the Society of Jesus as it ...

Billions are mourning Pope Francis, who died on April 21, and as people reflect of his life's work as the first Jesuit pope of the Catholic Church, his funeral has been set for April 26.

Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Francis also was the first Jesuit pope of the Catholic Church. The Society of Jesus, commonly called the Jesuits, are an order of "priests, brothers ...

but this groundbreaking study uncovers Jesuit scientific texts that reveal a nuanced and practical engagement with astrology in early modern times. Challenging assumptions about the Church’s rejection ...

Archbishop Charles Scicluna on Thursday visited the Jesuit Church in Valletta where extensive restoration and conservation work is in the process of being carried out, the Archdiocese of Malta stated.

Work to restore the tower of the Holy Name Church in Manchester has begun and with the façade now under scaffolding, beautiful architectural details not easily visible from the ground can now be seen ...