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Decree 6: “The Jesuit Priest: Ministerial Priesthood and Jesuit Identity,” General Congregation 34 (1995)

The delegates at the 34th General Congregation of the Society of Jesus undertook a “specific consideration of the priestly dimension of Jesuit life.” In the decree below, they conclude that, despite the continuing reverberations of the Second Vatican Council, “it remains important that Jesuits continue to have confidence in the value of the apostolic service […]

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Decree 5: “Our Mission and Interreligious Dialogue,” General Congregation 34 (1995)

In the decree below, the Jesuit delegates attending the 34th General Congregation of the Society of Jesus argue, given the worldwide religious diversity and division, that it is “imperative that we collaborate with others to achieve common goals.” The decree offers guidelines for how Jesuits can foster dialogue within the Catholic Church and between different

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Decree 4: “Our Mission and Culture,” General Congregation 34 (1995)

The delegates of the 34th General Congregation recognized the challenges facing the fulfillment of the Jesuits’ mission in “critical postmodern culture,” and yet, in the following decree, they maintain an insistence “on the inseparability of justice, dialogue, and the evangelization of culture.” To pursue the Jesuits’ mission, the delegates articulate some guidelines “to further the

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Decree 2: “Servants of Christ’s Mission,” General Congregation 34 (1995)

All Jesuits, according to the following decree from the 34th General Congregation, “are servants of Christ’s mission,” and all Jesuits have experienced a “time of testing” and a “time of grace” since the general congregations of the 1960s and 1970s.  The delegates at the 34th General Congregation note here now the previous decades have made

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Decree 1: “United with Christ on Mission,” General Congregation 34 (1995)

The following decree, the first promulgated by the 34th General Congregation, explains that the congregation’s “major work” is the “revision of our law and the orientation of our mission for today.” The delegates went about this work by calling for an “annotated text of the Constitutions,” which would include complementary norms “to enable Jesuits to

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Decree 6: “On Powers Granted by the General Congregation to the Superior General,” General Congregation 33 (1983)

The delegates to the 33rd General Congregation empowered the superior general with certain authority to act after the congregation closed. The following decree articulates those areas, which are in keeping those given by previous congregations to the superior general. For more from the 33rd General Congregation of the Society of Jesus, please consult this page.  

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Decree 5: “On the Province Congregation,” General Congregation 33 (1983)

Following a “diligent review” of materials related to the provincial congregations, the delegates of the 33rd General Congregation issued the decree appearing below. The decree states that since “no grave harm” had resulted from Jesuits participating in the congregations who had yet to take final vows the policy would continue. It also suggests further study

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Decree 4: “On the Formula of the General Congregation,” General Congregation 33 (1983)

The follow decree notes the changes to be made to the Formula of the General Congregation. It also grants the superior general with the authority to make additional changes to the formula “that have to do with the handling of substantive matters insofar as needed” before the next general congregation. For more from the 33rd

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Decree 3: “On the Composition of the General Congregation,” General Congregation 33 (1983)

The following decree from the 33rd General Congregation provides changes to the Formula of the General Congregation, the governing rules for the assembly of Jesuits. In particular the decree outlines how the congregation’s composition would be determined. The policy set forth by this decree responds to a request issued by a decree from the 32nd

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