Pope Francis was the first pontiff elected from the Society of Jesus — also known as the Jesuits. Pope Francis was the first pontiff elected from the Society of Jesus — also known as the Jesuits. It's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Billions are mourning Pope Francis, who died on April 21, and as people reflect of his life's work as the first Jesuit pope of the ...

A Polish Jesuit used disguises and cunning to save Jews from the Holocaust, refusing three chances to escape his own ...

The religious order that Pope Francis belonged to is pulling out of the only Catholic parish on Long Island that it runs, ending nearly a half-century of ministry. The Jesuits plan to leave St.

Before the College of Cardinals elected Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio pope during the most recent papal conclave in 2013, the overwhelming consensus was that there would never be a Jesuit ...

Using forced deportations and detainment to deal with migration is "a scandal," said Jesuit Fr. Arturo Sosa, superior general of the Jesuits. The Jesuits, the largest men's religious community in 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 15,000 ...