Fr. Arturo Sosa, SJ, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, has appointed Fr. Michael C. Gilson, SJ, to serve as Socius of the Jesuits West Province effective August 1, 2019.

Fr. Kevin O’Brien, SJ, a theologian, Jesuit priest and educator, has been named the 29th president of Santa Clara University.

The Society of Jesus named four new principles guiding its mission for the next 10 years, Jesuit Superior General Father Arturo Sosa announced Tuesday.

On Thanksgiving weekend, while other families were shopping for holiday bargains or huddled around watching football, the Llaneras came together for a joyful purpose: to celebrate the ordination of one of their own.

Fr. Scott Santarosa, SJ, Provincial of Jesuits West, has appointed Annie Fox as the Province’s Provincial Assistant for Social Ministry Organizing.

10 Novices professed Vows of Poverty, Chasity and Obedience at Santa Clara Mission Church on Saturday, August 11, the Feast of St. Clare of Assisi. Director of Novices, Fr. Steve Corder, SJ, was principal celebrant for the Mass and with Fr. Provincial Scott Santarosa, SJ, received the vows prior to the reception of Holy Communion.

Rep. Juan Vargas read a letter on the U.S. House Floor by Jesuit West Provincial Fr. Scott Santarosa, SJ, calling for support for the peaceful negotiation of a solution to the crisis in Nicaragua and for respect for the physical safety of all Nicaraguans.

Bishop of San Diego, Most Reverend Robert W. McElroy ordained on Saturday, June 9, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in San Ysidro, California, four Jesuit Priests: Fr. JT Tanner, SJ , Fr. Elías Puentes, SJ, Fr. Alejandro Báez-González, SJ, and Fr. Thomas Flowers, SJ.

Five Jesuits West novices professed First Vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience at a Mass at the Sacred Heart Chapel on the Loyola Marymount University campus on August 12.

St. Ignatius College Preparatory will open a tuition-free junior high school program, named after beloved past President Fr. Tony Sauer, SJ, beginning in August 2017.

When Jose Osuna walks into a room, his impressive stature commands attention. Beneath a thick mustache, he grins warmly and offers his hand, as a sleeve of tattoos peeks out from beneath his freshly pressed suit where a small “Homeboy Industries” pin is placed neatly on the lapel.

Last month, a 35-year-old mother of two in Arizona became one of the first unauthorized migrants deported to Mexico under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Her case threw fuel on the debate over administration policy, but for some who minister along the border, the argument was not just political. “It was personal,” said Father Sean Carroll, SJ.