Tag 'society of jesus'

Jesuit Father Marko Rupnik is shown at the 'Aletti' workshop in Rome in 2007. The scandal surrounding his alleged sexual abuse of women, as well as the handling of his case by the Jesuit order, has spurred a debate over what to do with his art, which is known across the world.

If Thy Right Eye Scandalize Thee: What Should Be Done With Father Rupnik’s Art?

COMMENTARY: Perhaps we can better understand what is at stake by comparing Father Rupnik’s career to that of Gianlorenzo Bernini.

Andrew Thompson-Briggs and Gwyneth Thompson-Briggs Vatican January 10, 2023

Pope Francis speaking at the general audience on St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Nov. 30, 2022.

Five Takeaways From Pope Francis’ Latest Interview

COMMENTARY: The interview with ‘America’ revealed the Holy Father channeling his inner John Paul on bishops and the Church’s Marian profile, but not with respect to the late pope’s diplomatic skills.

Father Raymond J. de Souza Nation November 30, 2022

Clockwise from Left: St Xavier School in Kathmandu. Doors to Assumption Cathedral in Kathmandu. Students walking in the quad at St. Xavier School. Statue in front of the cathedral.

Catholicism in Nepal: A Small, Productive Church in the Himalayas

Christianity is surging in the landlocked South Asian democratic republic.

Victor Gaetan World November 2, 2022

Jesuit Fathers Javier Campos Morales and Joaquín César Mora Salazar were murdered June 20, 2022.

One Month after Murder of Two Priests, Jesuits in Mexico Decry Impunity

On June 20, Jesuit priests Javier Campos Morales and Joaquín César Mora Salazar were gunned down in a church in Cerocahui for trying to protect a man who was seeking refuge after being chased by an armed man.

CNA Staff World July 22, 2022

Cardinal Luis Ladaria is shown in 2018 following the consistory at the Vatican that elevated him to cardinal. The Spanish Jesuit has done an admirable job as prefect for the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith since succeeding Cardinal Gerhard Müller.

Examining the Jesuit Doctrinal Hammerlock on the Roman Curia

COMMENTARY: CDF prefect Cardinal Luis Ladaria has been admirable, yet he has had to do quite a bit of shrugging in response to the actions of his brethren from the Society of Jesus.

Father Raymond J. de Souza Vatican June 30, 2022

L to R: Statues depict Jesuit Sts. Francis Xavier and Ignatius of Loyola, who were canonized 400 years ago. The statue of St. Francis Xavier is located at the Valdocco Complex in Turin, Italy, which includes the Basilica di Maria Ausiliatrice (Basilica of Mary the Helper). The statue of St. Ignatius is located in St. Peter's Basilica.

Pope Francis: The Saints Show Us How to Live in Communion With the Church

The Pope spoke at a March 12 Mass marking the 400th anniversary of the canonization of Sts. Ignatius of Loyola, Francis Xavier, Teresa of Avila, Philip Neri and Isidore the Farmer from Madrid.

Hannah Brockhaus/CNA Vatican March 12, 2022

Pope John Paul II prays during his traditional New Year's Eve 'Te Deum' Mass at the Society of Jesus' main church in Rome, Dec. 31, 1986.

The Jesuit Reform That Never Happened

COMMENTARY: Forty years later, the papal correction Pope St. John Paul II directed at the Society of Jesus still hasn’t taken hold.

Father Raymond J. de Souza Vatican December 31, 2021

Pope Francis celebrates the opening Mass for the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon region, in St. Peter's Basilica, Oct. 6, 2019.

Who Wants the Pope to Die?

COMMENTARY: Thankfully there have been few public expressions of this morbid sentiment during the current papacy, in contrast to the situation during the papacies of St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI.

Father Raymond J. de Souza Vatican November 5, 2021