“The Holy See Press Office announced on September 14 that the pope had picked Jesuit Father Antonio Spadaro to be undersecretary of the Dicastery for Education and Culture. ”
“The Slovenian priest, accused of sexually assaulting numerous women, is dismissed from the Society of Jesus for "stubborn refusal" to obey restrictions on his work and ministry.”
“Fr Marko Rupnik, accused of the physical and psychological abuse of numerous religious sisters, was dismissed from the Jesuits this month... The Society of Jesus said in a statement today that Rupnik was expelled due to his “stubborn refusal to observe the vow of obedience”.”
“Those who carefully follow Vatican-China relations were surprised last month when the Diocese of HK announced that its Bishop Stephen Chow would be making an April 17-22 visit to Beijing. "It was totally unexpected," said a Hong Kong Catholic who is very involved in the life of the diocese. ”
“Fathers Javier Campos, 79, and Joaquín Mora, 80, were killed on June 20 in Cerocahui, Tarahumara, while they were trying to protect a man who ran into the church in search of refuge while he was fleeing from an armed individual.”
“A Catholic bishop in the United States has informed a school in his diocese that it may no longer identify itself as Catholic because it put out Black Lives Matter and rainbow flags. Bishop Robert J. McManus of Worcester in the US state of Massachusetts ~ tuition-free Jesuit middle school”
“A dozen or more Jesuits are among those who have been implicated. They include Renato Poblete, a priest who was well respected in Chile. Berrios, who has been a Jesuit for more than 40 years, has been criticized for keeping silent about abuse in his order.”
“This includes biographical articles on prominent Chinese Christians such as Ma Xiangbo, founder of Fudan University, Shanghai and the famous jurist, Ching Hsiung Wu who helped draft China’s first constitution.”
“Joan Rosenhauer is the executive director of Jesuit Refugee Service/USA. She leads the organization's efforts in the United States to accompany, serve, and advocate for refugees and displaced people in over fifty countries around the world. ”
“We will try to offer some elements of an answer to this question, driven by the conviction that the situation calls for an in-depth analysis of social and ecclesial realities.”
“the superior general of the Jesuits, the Belgian Jean-Baptiste Janssens, who had been ill, died and the 31st General Congregation was convened for the election of his successor. On May 22, 1965, Fr. P. Arrupe was elected general. He was able to participate in the last session of the Council ”