Jesuits
To reconcile with God, with others and with creation
We show the path to God through Spiritual Exercises and discernment, and we walk together with the poor and excluded of the world in a mission of reconciliation and justice. We accompany young people in the creation of a future of hope, and we strive in the care for our Common Home.
Antuan Ilgit, SJ, has been appointed by Pope Francis as the apostolic administrator sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of the Apostolic Vicariate of Anatolia, succeeding Monsignor Paolo Bizzeti,… Read more
What we do
With youth
Helping to build a relationship with God and live the Gospel in an authentic way, open to hope and focused on the common good.
The path to God
Experience the relationship with God and relish it. Be aware of the seeds that have been sown and of the fruits that are ripening.
With the excluded
Welcome everyone in their uniqueness and dignity and activate together paths of autonomy and responsibility.
History of the Society
A fire that kindles other fires
From the first seven Jesuits gathered around Ignatius, in 500 years, the Society has extended to five continents to help everyone find God in their lives and be reconciled with Him.
Ignatius of Loyola
the founder
At the age of 30, Ignatius was a knight at the Royal Court of Spain. In the spring of 1521 an injury during a battle changed his life.
“He who goes about to reform the world must begin with himself”
Spiritual Exercises
The Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius of Loyola
As strolling, walking and running are bodily exercises, so every way of preparing and disposing the soul to rid itself of all the disordered tendencies […] is called a Spiritual Exercise.
Vocation stories
Each story is unique, original, reread with personal nuances. All have in common an extraordinary encounter that changed life.
Recognizing a call
Becoming a Jesuit can be an option. Try to imagine your life in the Society of Jesus. How would you use your qualities and skill for common good?
