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Pope Francis was the first Jesuit pope of the Catholic Church. What is a Jesuit?
The Society of Jesus is a Roman Catholic order founded in 1540 by Saint Ignatius of Loyola committed to spirituality and social action.
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A Jesuit priest in New York City recalls witnessing Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio become Pope Francis
Father Dennis Yesalonia was in Rome as the world waited to hear who would replace Pope Benedict XVI. He was staying at the ...
A Jesuit priest in New York City recalls witnessing Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio became Pope Francis
Father Dennis Yesalonia was in Rome as the world waited to hear who would replace Pope Benedict XVI. He was staying at the ...
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Jesuit Superior Father Sosa: Pope Francis Did Not Seek Popularity
Jesuit Father Arturo Sosa, superior general of the Society of Jesus, reflected on the first Jesuit pope in a press conference ...
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Father 'Kayamba' Katana recalls his performance for Pope Francis and Pope John Paul II
Bishop Henry Katana, who played Kayamba for both Pope John Paul the Second and Pope Father Henry Katana considers it a ...
Who are the Jesuits, Pope Francis' religious order?
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 ...
Pope Francis was a Jesuit. Who are the Jesuits?
Not only was Pope Francis the the first Jesuit pope, but he was the first pope from the Americas. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as Jorge Mario Bergoglio. He was the the 266th pope of the ...