Pope Francis, who died Monday at 88, was the first Jesuit pope of the Catholic Church. What is a Jesuit? What to know ...

Pope Francis was the first pope to visit Iraq, a historic event still remembered by Chaldeans in metro Detroit who mourned ...

The cause of death for Pope Francis has been released, hours after it was announced that the head of the Roman Catholic ...

Father Arturo Sosa, SJ, superior general of the Society of Jesus, reflected on the first Jesuit pope in a press conference on ...

When we examine the true meaning of Easter, we can make the connection. Hallmark fluff aside, the Easter season celebrates ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

The Society of Jesus, commonly called the Jesuits, are an order of "priests, brothers, scholastics and novices," according to its website. At 14,000-plus members, the Jesuits tout themselves as ...