Pope Francis was the first Jesuit pope of the Catholic Church. The Society of Jesus is a Roman Catholic order founded in 1540 by Saint Ignatius of Loyola committed to spirituality and social ...

Who founded the Jesuit order? Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) founded the Roman Catholic religious order known as the Society of Jesus , or Jesuits, encylopedia.com said.

Ever since Ignatius Loyola created the Society of Jesus as a spiritual elite corps of the Counter-Reformation more than 400 years ago, the Jesuits have been the Pope's Own. But even their ...

History was made on Nov. 5, when Francis, the first Jesuit pope, visited the Gregorian University, the oldest and largest pontifical university in Rome, founded by St. Ignatius Loyola in 1551.

National Catholic Register, Jul 31, 2024 / 04:00 am. When Ignatius of Loyola found himself bedridden with a shattered leg, all of his big dreams and plans were history.

The 19th Annotation of the Spiritual Exercises are a compilation of meditations, prayers, and contemplative practices developed by St. Ignatius Loyola to help people deepen their relationship with God ...

In September 2022, parishioners at Denver's St. Ignatius Loyola Parish learned that the Jesuits would be leaving their parish after almost 100 years of service. In NCR interviews, the now former ...

Washington D.C., Jul 31, 2023 / 02:15 am. Besides being the founder of one of the largest religious orders in the world and the author of the “Spiritual Exercises,” St. Ignatius of Loyola is ...

In 1522 Ignatius became a pilgrim, giving away all his clothes and possessions to the poor and devoting himself to prayer and contemplation. A 17th-century statue of St. Ignatius of Loyola by ...