Jesuit Superior General Father Arturo Sosa, SJ, has appointed Father Thomas H. Smolich, SJ, as the new rector of the Jesuit community at Santa Clara University’s Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, California.

The Jesuits and employees of the Jesuits West Province are committed to protecting and promoting the well-being of all individuals.

In October 2023, two members of the Jesuits West Province were ordained to the diaconate.

Fr. Tom Smolich, SJ, who recently completed his tenure as international director of Jesuit Refugee Service, on what fills him with hope and more.

Fr. José M. Tojeira, SJ, a Jesuit who has dedicated his ministry to Central America, offers a reflection on Nicaragua today.

Fr. Richard Brown, SJ, who passed away in 2020, had a street named in his honor near Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in San Diego, where he served for 50 years.

Joseph Dickan, SJ, of Jesuits West, will be ordained to the diaconate on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, at the Church of Our Lady of the Cedars of Lebanon in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.

Bishop John P. Dolan of the Diocese of Phoenix celebrated a Mass in gratitude for the Jesuit presence in the Phoenix area.

The Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation today announced $27 million in contributions to support the Foundation's mission, which is to uplift future generations of Descendants of Jesuit enslavement while helping to create a world in which the false ideology of a human hierarchy value based on race no longer exists.

“Community organizing gives people the tools that they need to fight for justice and work toward a more equitable society,” says Fr. Baumann. “It creates a world where everyone belongs, can thrive and has a say in decisions that shape their lives.”

Jesuits West officially welcomed three new novices during the Mass of Investiture on September 3.

The Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States reiterates its unwavering solidarity with the Jesuits of Nicaragua and all who collaborate with them.