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 honor ...

This week marks the 85th anniversary of the rededication of one of the most beautiful Catholic churches in downtown New Orleans — Immaculate Conception Jesuit Church, more commonly known as the Jesuit ...

NEWS ANALYSIS: Although estranged from his own religious order for more than two decades, Pope Francis reconciled immediately after his election and remained a committed Jesuit until his death. Pope ...

Soon after Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected pope on March 13, 2013 — becoming not only the first ever pontiff from the Global South, but also the first Jesuit to assume the role — Jesuit Fr.

Pope Francis has ended his private visit to the Church of the Society of Jesus in Quito and returned to the Vatican ambassador’s residence for his final night in Ecuador. The Jesuit church is a ...

Speaking at a campus forum on Jesuit and Catholic education, University President William P. Leahy, S.J., extolled the far-reaching vision of Jesuit founder Saint Ignatius of Loyola that continues to ...

Pope Francis, who died Monday at the age of 88, was the first pope from the Americas and the first pope born outside of Europe in more than a thousand years. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires ...