Jesuit Fr. Arturo Sosa Abascal, a member of the Jesuits' Venezuelan province, was elected the first non-European superior general of the Society of Jesus Oct. 14. The 212 voting delegates to the ...

Pope Francis was the first pontiff elected from the Society of Jesus — also known as the Jesuits. It's one of the most prominent religious orders in the Catholic Church, with approximately 15,000 ...

ROME, Dec 14 (Reuters) - One of the Catholic Church's top sexual abuse experts has called for a review of how his own Jesuit order and the Vatican handled allegations against an internationally known ...

NEW YORK — Pope Francis’ Jesuit religious order is making a broad gesture of reparations to some 20 women who say they were sexually, psychologically and spiritually abused by a famous ex-Jesuit ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Billions are mourning Pope Francis, who died on April 21, and as people reflect of his life's work as the first Jesuit pope of the ...

Nicaragua’s government on August 23 declared the Jesuit religious order illegal and ordered the confiscation of all its property. The move comes one week after the government of President Daniel ...

MEXICO CITY — Nicaragua’s government on Wednesday declared the Jesuit religious order illegal and ordered the confiscation of all its property. The move comes one week after the government of ...

The case has raised questions about how the Church sanctions offenders – Copyright AFP/File CLAUDIO REYES The Catholic Jesuit order, of which Pope Francis is a ...

A portrait of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, by Giuseppe FranchiDEA / VENERANDA BIBLIOTECA AMBROSIANA / De Agostini / Getty Images When I entered the Jesuit order 25 years ...