Above: Rev. Francis G. Parker, S.J., Father Minister and Executive Vice President of the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley, left, with Very Rev. Pedro Arrupe, Father General, Society of Jesus, ...

The roots of Boston College lie in the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, the 2,000-year Catholic intellectual tradition, and the faith experience of St. Ignatius Loyola, who founded the Society of ...

The new head of the Society of Jesus said today that the order would continue to promote justice throughout the world, but that Jesuits must stay out of politics under normal circumstances.

The Society of Jesus, known as the Jesuits, is a Roman Catholic order founded in 1540 by Saint Ignatius of Loyola. According to the Jesuits' website, the Jesuits consist of 14,000-plus priests ...

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 ...