General Congregation Decrees

General Congregation 34

1. United with Christ on Mission

2. Servants of Christ’s Mission

3. Our Mission and Justice

4. Our Mission and Culture

5. Our Mission and Interreligious Dialogue

6. The Jesuit Priest: Ministerial Priesthood and Jesuit Identity

7. The Jesuit Brother

8. Chastity in the Society of Jesus

9. Poverty

10. The Promotion of Vocations

11. On Having a Proper Attitude of Service in the Church

12. Ecumenism

13. Cooperation with the Laity in Mission

14. Jesuits and the Situation of Women in Church and Civil Society

15. Communication: A New Culture

16. The Intellectual Dimension of Jesuit Ministries

17. Jesuits and University Life

18. Secondary, Primary, and Nonformal Education

19. Parish Ministry

20. Ecology

21. Interprovincial and Supraprovincial Cooperation

22. Interprovincial Houses and Works in Rome

23. Congregations and Governance

24. The Ongoing Formation of Superiors

25. Powers Granted and Mandates Entrusted by the General Congregation to the Father General

26. Conclusion: Characteristics of Our Way of Proceeding

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General Congregation 35

1. With Renewed Vigor and Zeal

2. A Fire That Kindles Other Fires

3. Challenges to Our Mission Today

4. Obediency in the Life of the Society of Jesus

5. Governance at the Service of Universal Mission

6. Collaboration at the Heart of Mission

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General Congregation 36

1. Companions in a Mission of Reconciliation and Justice

2. Renewed Governance for a Renewed Mission

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