What is a Jesuit and Other Pope Francis Questions Answered

What is a Jesuit and Other Pope Francis Questions Answered

The new pope is a Jesuit! The first ever. That's quite good (and surprising) news for the Society of Jesus, but more importantly for the church. And what a name! The decision by Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires

For the nation's oldest Catholic university, the arrival of a new pope is always a big deal. But for Georgetown University, the election of Pope Francis on Wednesday marked a singular moment. The Jesuit institution of higher learning in Northwest

For the nation's oldest Catholic university, the arrival of a new pope is always a big deal. But for Georgetown University, the election of Pope Francis on Wednesday marked a singular moment. The Jesuit institution of higher learning in Northwest

CARMICHAEL, CA - A Sacramento community is celebrating Wednesday after the Papal Conclave selected a new pope. For the first time, the new spiritual leader of 1.2 billion Catholics worldwide is a Jesuit. It took five ballots, but Cardinal Jorge

(It's possible also that he named himself after Francis Xavier, the first Jesuit missionary, though if that were the case it seems more likely he would have chose the full name Pope Francis Xavier rather than merely Pope Francis