Tag: Jesuits

  • March 16, 2021

Jesuits pledge $100 million to benefit descendants of enslaved people

The Jesuit order is pledging to raise $100 million for descendants of enslaved people once owned and sold...
  • February 19, 2021

Mars missions can inspire next generation scientists, papal astronomer says

As Perseverance, the latest probe on Mars, gears up to send to Earth high-definition images, video and audio...
  • February 5, 2021

Keeping promise made at Jesuit event, Biden raises refugee cap to 125,000

In November, incoming U.S. President Joe Biden said at a Jesuit Refugee Service event that he would be...
  • January 28, 2021

Vow of poverty: Jesuits to look at its spiritual, practical implications

Many Catholics look at religious orders of men or women and wonder what their vow of poverty means....
  • January 25, 2021

Jailed Jesuit writes of Indians awaiting trial without knowing charges

Indian Jesuit Father Stan Swamy marked 100 days in prison with a letter highlighting the cases of poor...