Jesuit priests

Bolivian Catholic priest accused of abusing seminary students

By Associated Press — May 22, 2023
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Milton Murillo, a Catholic parish priest in the southern region of Tarija, was sent to pre-trial detention for three months.

German court convicts, fines Jesuit priest over climate protest

By Associated Press — May 16, 2023
BERLIN (AP) — The district court in Munich handed down its verdict in the case of the Rev. Joerg Alt after he participated in a road blockade in the Bavarian capital on Oct. 28.

Answering battles over doctrine and liturgy, Pope Francis praises unity in the church

By Claire Giangravé — August 4, 2022
(RNS) — Speaking to a group of Jesuits in Quebec, the pope held up the Canadian bishops as an example of what the church can achieve when working as one.

Jesuits in moment of silence in Mexico for murdered priests

By Associated Press — July 11, 2022
MEXICO CITY (AP) —The Jesuits were shot to death in the small church in the town of Cerocahui.

The Catholic Church’s views on exorcism have changed – a religious studies scholar explains why

By Joseph P. Laycock — May 25, 2022
(The Conversation) — In the 1960s, the Catholic Church sought to downplay demonic possession, but its views since then have changed.

Who are the Jesuits?

By Dorian Llywelyn — March 23, 2022
(The Conversation) — The Jesuits are among the Catholic Church’s most influential religious orders but no strangers to controversy.

US Jesuit groups release names of priests accused of abuse

By Jack Jenkins — December 17, 2018
(RNS) — Advocates for the abused praised the move toward transparency but called it 'long overdue and prompted only by pressure from prosecutors, parishioners and the public.'

Director Martin Scorcese discusses meeting ‘disarming’ Pope Francis

By RNS staff — December 6, 2016
Scorsese met Francis to discuss his film "Silence" (opening Dec. 25), where Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver portray Jesuit priests in 17th century Japan.
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