The delegates of the 35th General Congregation had been in session just three days when they received a letter of greeting from Pope Benedict XVI. The pontiff expresses his hope that “the present Congregation affirms with clarity the authentic charism of the Founder so as to encourage all Jesuits to promote true and healthy Catholic […]
Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, the superior general of the Society of Jesus, delivered the following remarks, over three days, to open the Jesuits’ 34th General Congregation. Kolvenbach reminds the delegates that their gathering had its “source and origins in the spiritual experience of Ignatius and his first companions,” that, in the words of Ignatius, theirs was “a
The 34th General Congregation of the Society of Jesus came to close on March 22, 1995, having opened 76 days before. The Jesuits’ superior general, Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, delivers the following homily at the Church of the Gesù in Rome. For more from the 34th General Congregation of the Society of Jesus, please consult this page.
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Founded at Boston College in 2014, the Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies seeks to deepen understanding and appreciation for the history, spirituality, educational heritage, and pedagogical approaches of the Society of Jesus. The Institute hopes to serve as a dynamic and collaborative scholarly resource—both at Boston College and around the world—for important coursework, publications, symposia,
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The latest issue of the Journal of Jesuit Studies 12/4 (December 2025) is now available, featuring seven open-access articles spanning early modern intellectual history, material and visual culture, Roman devotional life, and contemporary Ignatian pedagogy and leadership. This issue contains a broad spectrum of book reviews and review essays that reflect recent scholarship in Jesuit
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Database Search the correspondences Map Navigate the interactive map Introduction The Jesuit Military Chaplains project aims to highlight the apostolic and pastoral work carried out by members of the Society of Jesus on the war front in service to military personnel. The Portal to Jesuit Studies will provide access to the various databases created by
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Daniele Filippi, University of Turin, Italy, will deliver a lecture at the Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies titled “Musicking Jesuits: Stories of Jesuits and Music in the Early Modern Era.” In this talk, he will explore the many ways Jesuits engaged with and participated in musical life during the early modern period. This event is co-sponsored by
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Jesuit Domiciles Database Search the correspondences Map Navigate the interactive map Introduction In 1892, Alfred Hamy, S.J. (1838–1904), published Documents pour servir à l’histoire des domiciles de la Compagnie de Jésus dans le monde entier de 1540 à 1773 (Paris: Alphonse Picard, 1892). According to Hamy, this volume aimed to “spare those who study the
This page displays relevant official documents from the Society of Jesus related to arts and the artists, official magisterial documents or Church documents, as well as intellectual work from renowned individual Jesuits that offer a better understanding of what the relation between the Society and the arts is. It is intended to be a collection
