The Roman Catholic religious order of Jesuits said on Tuesday that accusations of sexual, psychological and spiritual abuse against a prominent member of the order were highly credible and that ...

The Jesuits became known as the schoolmasters of Europe, and over time emerged as the largest religious order in the Catholic Church and one of the greatest influences in Western civilization. Today, ...

Pope Francis, the Catholic Church's 266th pontiff, was the first Jesuit to lead the church in its nearly 2,000-year history. More than 200,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Square April 26 to ...

The Jesuits kept in place restrictions barring Rupnik from hearing confessions or leading spiritual retreats. On Dec. 7, Jesuit leader Father Arturo Sosa said nothing had been hidden, but later ...

Pope Francis' Jesuit religious order has expelled a prominent Slovenian priest from the congregation following allegations of sexual, spiritual and psychological abuses against adult women.

Jesuits remain in Mexican mountains after priests’ killings Despite the killings of two priests and continuing safety concerns, the Jesuit order dismissed any idea of closing its mission in the ...

T he Society of Jesus, goes an old Jesuit joke, is “a monarchy limited only by the incompetence of its superiors and the insubordination of their subjects.”. Since the death last October of ...

View A General Map Comprizing China, Chinese-Tartary Tibet drawn from the Paricular Maps of the Jesuits together with the countries between Kashgar and the Caspian Sea laid down according 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 ...