Jesuits meeting in Rome to choose new head

The Society of Jesus, whose members are called Jesuits, one of the largest and most powerful Catholic orders, is holding a meeting in Rome at which it is to elect a new superior general to head its 19,000 members – writes Luigi Sandri from Rome. The current...

Get the Pope on your Pod for Christmas

Commuters amongst others will have the opportunity to reflect on Pope Benedict XVI’s encyclical Deus Caritas Est over the Christmas period, courtesy of the British Jesuits. Pray-as-you-go, the downloadable daily reflections for ipods, MP3 players and other portable...