Nearly 2,000 individuals, including nearly 200 from Jesuits West universities, high schools, Nativity schools, parishes, and social ministries, will gather for the 20th annual Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice in Washington, D.C., November 4-6.

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After three years of discernment, conversation and collaboration, Jesuit education leaders from around the world gathered last week in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the first International Congress of Jesuit Education Delegates.

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Father William Charles Carroll, SJ, entered into God’s peace October 24, 2017 at Sacred Heart Jesuit Center, Los Gatos. He was 81 and had been a member of the Society of Jesus for 58 years, 48 years a priest.

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This fall, Loyola Marymount University’s College of Business Administration launched the Institute for Business Ethics and Sustainability (IBES) – further bolstering the university’s dedication to these guiding principles.

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October 26, 2017 — In recent months, 31 Jesuits have been ordained to the diaconate in the United States and Canada.

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The Kino Border Initiative (KBI) is one of two recipients of the 2017 Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) Human Rights Award. Kino Border Initiative Executive Director Father Sean Carroll, SJ, accepted the award on October 24 in Washington, D.C.

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October 19, 2017 — Today, the Society of Jesus celebrates the eight North American Martyrs.

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Father Martin Irwin Rock, SJ, longtime pastor of Jesuit parishes in Ogden, Utah and elsewhere, entered into God’s peace October 9 at Sacred Heart Jesuit Center, Los Gatos. He was 89 and had been a member of the Society of Jesus for 72 years, 58 as a priest.

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Pope Francis canonized 35 new saints on October 15, including Brazilian Jesuit St. André de Soveral.

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Father Norbert Jerome Rigali, SJ, retired professor of philosophy and religious studies at the University of San Diego and other Catholic universities, entered into God’s peace October 4 at Sacred Heart Jesuit Center, Los Gatos, Calif., after a long illness. He was 88.

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The Bellarmine Preparatory (Tacoma) School Robotics team recently received a $10,000 Best Buy Community Grant. The grant will be used to extend the team’s community outreach with local Boys and Girls Clubs.

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W. Kamau Bell was named the Frank Sinatra Chair in the Performing Arts at Santa Clara University for 2017-18. Bell is a critically acclaimed sociopolitical comedian and host of the Emmy Award-winning hit CNN documentary series “United Shades of America.” As Sinatra Artist-in-Residence, Bell will mentor and engage with students, faculty, and the Santa Clara University community.

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Today the Society of Jesus celebrates the feast of St. Francis Borgia, SJ (1510-1572), the third Superior General of the Society of Jesus.

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Father William Hayes, SJ, a fixture at Jesuit High School in Portland for 32 years where he served as vice principal, president, trustee, chancellor, planned giving director, and chaplain, entered into God’s peace September 26 at the Sacred Heart Jesuit Center in Los Gatos, Calif. He was 89.

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Seattle University has formed a strategic partnership with St. Joseph’s College in Bangalore, India, as part of its ever-expanding commitment to global education.

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The Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic (LILC) has been at the forefront of advocacy for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) since the program’s inception in 2012, but this year the Clinic intensified its efforts in the wake of significant changes promised by the Trump Administration.

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The Society of Jesus in the U.S., Canada, and Haiti welcomed 38 new novices this August at novitiates in Louisiana, California, Minnesota, New York, Quebec, and Haiti. Ranging in age from 21 to 47, the men will live in community, learn the rhythm of daily prayer, and deepen their understanding of God’s call to the Society.

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Jesuits and lay colleagues from the Jesuits West Province have partnered with JesuitPrayer.org to provide Ignatian prayers, inspirational messages, and personal reflections based on Gospel and other daily readings – all delivered to subscribers’ mobile phone, desktop, or email inbox.

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September 17 is the feast day of Saint Robert Bellarmine (1542–1621), a Jesuit who was one of the most important cardinals of the Catholic Reformation.

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Students, faculty, and staff at Jesuit universities around the country are pushing back against the Trump Administration's plan to end DACA, a policy which could lead to the deportation of students at Jesuit schools.

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Father James R. Gallas, SJ, entered into God’s peace September 1, 2017 at Sacred Heart Jesuit Center, Los Gatos. He was 86 and had been a Jesuit for 68 years, a priest for 55.

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An all-star collection of Grammy award-winning singers is teaming up with the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) for a concert tour to raise awareness and funds to support expanded educational opportunities for displaced people through JRS’s Global Education Initiative.

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With great joy and gratitude, Jesuits West welcomed new novices who entered the Society of Jesus at The Jesuit Novitiate of the Three Companions in Culver City, Calif., on August 20.

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Brother Stephen J. Souza, SJ, a Jesuit for 59 years, entered into God’s peace on August 27 at the Sacred Heart Jesuit Center, Los Gatos. He was 81.

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Father Timothy Kesicki, SJ, president of the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States, responds to the rescission of DACA with a letter to “Dreamers.”

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