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Society of Jesus

the religious order of the Jesuits, founded by Ignatius Loyola
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Society of Jesus

Roman Catholic religious order distinguished in foreign missions. [Christian Hist.: NCE, 1412]
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The Jesuit Order said in a statement: "One allegation is one too many, and words of apology can sound so inadequate in face of the heinous crime of child abuse.
"I can confirm that he's been killed," Jan Stuyt, secretary of the Dutch Jesuit Order, told AFP by phone.
Another cardinal suggested Clement XV, to counter Clement XIV, who suppressed the Jesuit order.
Bergoglio has become the first Latin American Pope in the history of the Catholic Church and the first from the Jesuit order.
After the long-awaited puff of white smoke was seen coming out of the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, reports quickly surfaced that the new pope led a Jesuit order in Buenos Aires during a time that the Argentine military dictatorship killed and kidnapped about 30,000 people.
Bergoglio's former spokesman, Guillermo Marco, told Argentina's TN television station that the new 76-year-old pope — who is also the first from the Jesuit order — "has enormous pastoral experience" with a humble bearing.
Ken, 65, who is a brother of the Jesuit Order, is leaving to take up a new position with Manchester university's Catholic chaplaincy.
Aportrait of Ricci as both scholar and shrewd politician, the book pays a welcome amount of attention to Ricci's early life, weaving in detail on the Roman Catholic renewal and the continued rise of the Jesuit order that propelled Ricci eventually to China.
Overview: The Jesuit Order was founded in Europe during the Catholic Counter-Reformation in an attempt to reach new converts outside of Europe (the Protestant Reformation challenged many aspects of Catholic authority and launched a series of violent disruptions in Europe from 1517-1648).
The large letter "L" to the left of the heart is thought to refer to Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), founder of the Jesuit order, or possibly, in combination with the heart, to stand for L'amour.
Patrick Conroy, 60, is a Roman Catholic priest and a member of the Jesuit order. He told McClatchy newspapers that he considers his job bipartisan.
After a broad ranging opening chapter that defines the study's scope and approach serving the function of a conclusion, Chapter two provides a useful and concise explanation of the institutional structures of the Jesuit order and the three missions that ate the focus of this study.
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