CHESTNUT HILL - At St. Ignatius of Loyola parish, served by the Jesuit community of Boston College, the death of Pope Francis ...

The Society of Jesus is a Roman Catholic order founded in 1540 by Saint Ignatius of Loyola committed to spirituality and ...

Many students went to St. Ignatius Church in Mount Vernon on Tuesday night to pray and reflect on the legacy of Pope Francis, who died Monday at the age of 88.

More than 200,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Square April 26 to ... is a Roman Catholic order founded in 1540 by Saint Ignatius of Loyola. According to the Jesuits' website, the Jesuits ...

The Pope Francis' casket made its final journey through the streets of Rome accompanied by applause and shouts of gratitude.

St. Mary Major and St. Ignatius of Loyola The first Jesuit pope’s love for St. Mary Major links him to the first Jesuit, St. Ignatius of Loyola. Ignatius was ordained in 1537 and desired to ...

But in addition to housing the Byzantine icon “Salus Populi Romani,” few know, for example, that St. Ignatius of Loyola also chose St. Mary Major to celebrate his first Mass as a priest.

The pope — a Jesuit — was tied to this basilica because it was there that St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits, celebrated his first Mass. Pope Francis will not be the first pope ...

The order was founded in the 16th century by Spanish St. Ignatius of Loyola, whose "Spiritual Exercises" are still a classic of Catholic contemplative practices. From the beginning, he emphasized ...

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 15,000 ...