The former provinces, which merged into the Province of Italy in 1978, were responsible for several missions. Even in previous centuries, both the Society and other religious orders had missions,… Read more
On the occasion of 2 November, the feast of the dead, we dedicate an in-depth look at tomb epigraphs.
In Rome, in the modern age, several Confraternities were responsible for praying for sinners, for souls in purgatory, for children who had died prematurely, for those who had suffered a… Read more
The affection and esteem reserved for the Jesuit by his contemporaries contributed to the birth of a magazine ‘Friends of Fr Picco’, which over time has updated its readers on… Read more
Our archive today once again offers us objects, owned by a Jesuit, that have survived a century of history and come down to us. In fact, the fonds of the… Read more
The dress of the Jesuits, not exempt from rules, changed over the centuries and the Society always drew up rules for the clothing and composition of the wardrobe at home.
On the feast of the Assumption of 15 August, we remember a Congregation that is no longer active, less known than the Marian Congregations or the numerous confraternities present in… Read more
The Society of Jesus, like many religious orders, has had many benefactors since the time of Ignatius of Loyola, some able to endow the Society with real estate or to… Read more
In Florence, in an area, today, not far from the city centre where there are almost exclusively blocks of flats, many people remember that in the place of one of… Read more
Let us virtually enter the Jesuit refectory today by reading an ‘approved Leviticus’ or a real weekly menu dispensed to homes, in this case from the Collegio Romano, a bit… Read more
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Versailles peace treaty, in this edition of the column we recall the First World War as recounted in… Read more
We have already seen that future presidents, scientists and leading figures of 19th and 20th century society from different social and geographical backgrounds studied in Jesuit schools. Today our column… Read more
