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What roles could a laywoman play in the Catholic Church in the 20th century? Very few examples come to mind, which do not stray very far from the role of… Read more

Those living a vocation today are adults, often having finished their studies years ago: some leave important jobs, others feel the call early but need to mature the decision for… Read more

Today we take a closer look at the statement often found at the foot of some letters that bear a simple sign of the cross instead of a handwritten signature.… Read more

Licence, in the military, refers to the period granted to the soldier outside the barracks or away from the front line, while for today’s Jesuits it is mainly used to… Read more

Among the last unexplored parts of the earth at the beginning of the 20th century was the North Pole. Few people know that a Jesuit also took part in one… Read more

Music did not remain outside the walls of the novitiate, as one might perhaps think, but was an integral part of the novices’ lives and their training. At Galloro, where… Read more

There have been many Jesuit martyrs, killed in wars and religious persecutions since 1540. Today, however, we remember some Jesuits who lost their lives not in odium fidei, but for… Read more

Throughout its life, the Society of Jesus has seen and experienced many historical changes, political transitions, upheavals, wars in every territory where it has been present. Generations of Jesuits in… Read more

It would be difficult to turn to our archive to explore the subject of women’s work. Among our papers there is certainly a predominance of men, the Jesuit order is… Read more

Entry into the Society of Jesus today takes place at an average age of between 27 and 30, the upper age limit being 50, but in the past it was… Read more

The Unification of Italy represents for the Nation the point of arrival of the long Risorgimento process and at the same time the beginning of its history as a united… Read more

We have often spoken of the life of Jesuits, of the fathers and brothers and their respective characteristics and duties, of the religious path of novices. Today, however, we focus… Read more