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It is sometimes said that in 2013 the first Jesuit pope was elected, Pope Francis, however Pope Leo XIII is an earlier contender. The following is a complete list of contemporary living Jesuit cardinals. [2] Three of them are above 80 years of age and thus are ineligible as a papal elector.
The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu; abbreviation: SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits (/ ˈ dʒ ɛ ʒ u ɪ t s, ˈ dʒ ɛ zj u-/ JEZH-oo-its, JEZ-ew-; [2] Latin: Iesuitae), [3] is a religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rome.
"Black Pope" is an unofficial designation given to the position of Superior General of the Order of the Jesuits. [2] The name follows from his leadership of the largest Catholic, male religious order [ 3 ] and from the colour of the plain black cassock worn by members of the Society, including the Superior General. [ 4 ]
At the age of 15, she left the comfortable life of her home and the privileges of her family to join the Jesuits — at a time when women’s options were limited to marriage or joining a convent.
Fr. Joseph O'Callahan (right), a Jesuit priest, is presented with the Medal of Honor by President Truman. Claude Dablon, Superior General of all the Canadian missions (1670-1680) Saint Antoine Daniel, North American martyr; Cardinal Jean Daniélou, author, scholar, and member of the French Academy; Alfred Delp, German hanged for his opposition ...
Choir dress of a cardinal, in scarlet Cardinals are senior members of the clergy of the Catholic Church who are titular clergy of the Diocese of Rome, thereby serving as the primary advisors to the Bishop of Rome. They are almost always bishops and generally hold important roles within the church, such as leading prominent archdioceses or heading dicasteries within the Roman Curia. Cardinals ...
Women who say they were abused by a once-prominent Jesuit artist said Tuesday they had been revictimized by his superiors, saying Pope Francis’ recent gestures and an apparent effort to ...
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