A portrait of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, by Giuseppe FranchiDEA / VENERANDA BIBLIOTECA AMBROSIANA / De Agostini / Getty Images When I entered the Jesuit order 25 years ...

On March 13, 2013, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, was elected pope on the second day of the conclave. He became the first pope from the Southern Hemisphere and the first ...

As white smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel chimney, Sister Nathalie Becquart’s phone rang. It was her brother, calling to announce the birth of his fourth child, Céleste. At the same time, Jorge ...

Pope Francis waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio who chose the name of Francis is the 266th pontiff ...

Pope Leo XIV met privately Sept. 1 with Jesuit Father James Martin, an author and editor known for his ministry with LGBTQ Catholics. Father Martin, who was in Rome to lead a Sept. 2-7 pilgrimage of ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order asking artificial intelligence companies to voluntarily collaborate with national security agencies on June 2. The Jesuit Conference of Canada and the ...

Pope Leo XIV and Jesuit Father James Martin, editor-at-large at America, at the Vatican on Sept. 1, 2025. (Credit: Vatican News.) Listen ROME – As the church grapples with how various ‘hot-button’ ...

The Vatican has confirmed that a church trial against a famous ex-Jesuit priest accused of spiritual and sexual abuse of women is ongoing.

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