Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pope Francis, the Catholic Church's 266th pontiff, was the first Jesuit to lead the church in its nearly 2,000-year history. More ...

For Jesuit Fr. Antonio Spadaro, traveling alongside Pope Francis was never just about logistics or protocol; it was about witnessing a deeply human and profoundly spiritual way of leading the church.

NEWS ANALYSIS: Although estranged from his own religious order for more than two decades, Pope Francis reconciled immediately after his election and remained a committed Jesuit until his death. Pope ...

This video is no longer available. 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, ...

Despite having a bright future in Swedish politics, Jesuit Father Thomas Idergard left it all behind to pursue his true ...

We can see them now. Two of the men most responsible for the birth of the nation, both former presidents — John Adams is 81 and Thomas Jefferson is 73 — exchanging letters in 1816, fiercely lamenting ...

An illustration depicts Jesuit Father Matteo Ricci in traditional Chinese clothing. The 16th-century missionary to China is well known by the country's Catholics. (CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec) On Friday, ...

BALTIMORE — Jesuit Father John W. O’Malley, whose perspectives and expertise on church history and the Second Vatican Council attracted audiences that included undergraduate students and well-educated ...

The Society of Jesus, goes an old Jesuit joke, is “a monarchy limited only by the incompetence of its superiors and the insubordination of their subjects.” Since the death last October of the Very Rev ...

It is often said of members of the Society of Jesus that “if you’ve met one Jesuit, you’ve met one Jesuit.” Rarely is this meant as a compliment. The remark often reveals a frustration with the range ...