It was disappointing and shocking to find that this year’s list of new U.S. cardinals did not include someone from the West.

“The shooting of Father Graham has shocked and distressed many people, including students. He, along with the Society of Jesus, remain hopeful that a solution can be achieved.”

Police apparently fired a rubber bullet point blank into the face of a Jesuit priest near the Witwatersrand campus in Johannesburg.

On Monday the Jesuit delegates of GC 36 began the official four days of “murmurationes” (“murmurings”) designed to identify their next leader.

President's power to pick next Supreme Court justices keep some Catholics on board the Trump campaign.

The church in the rest of the world, particularly in the southern hemisphere, will have greater representation in the next conclave.