Jesuit Headlines: Relic Tour, Appointments, Final Vows and More Catch up on all the latest news from the Jesuits in Canada and the United States.

As members of a religious order, Jesuits take three vows — of poverty, chastity and obedience — and a fourth vow of obedience specifically in regard to worldwide mission.

The Jesuits We are the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic order of priests and brothers founded half a millennium ago by the soldier-turned-mystic Ignatius Loyola. But most people just call us …

Jesuits work for the promotion of justice, peace and care for creation — learn more about the social ministries here. Of course, Jesuits serve in spiritual ministries all around the world, too. …

Who are the Jesuits? When they had finished their studies, Ignatius and his companions decided to offer themselves to the pope for whatever ministry he wished. They discerned that God was …

Who is a Jesuit? Jesuits are members of the Society of Jesus. Currently, about 14,000 Jesuits (priests, brothers and men in formation) serve in ministries around the world.

Since its founding, Jesuits had been dedicated to the service of the Catholic faith, but at the Jesuits’ General Congregation 32 in 1975, “the promotion of justice” was declared a central …

Less than a century after the founding of our religious order, Jesuits began arriving on the shores of America. French Jesuits explored the woodlands of Maine and celebrated, in 1611, the first …

Although most people encounter Jesuits locally in schools and other ministries, the Society of Jesus is in fact a missionary order — the largest such order in the Catholic Church.

July 31 is the feast day of St. Ignatius Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus who passed away on this day in the year 1556. We invite you to learn more about his life below and to use …