March 6, 2026 鈥� Here鈥檚 the latest news from the 蜜桃视频 in Canada and the United States.
Jesuit Superior General Visits USA Central and Southern Province
The 蜜桃视频 and colleagues of the USA Central and Southern Province welcomed Fr. Arturo Sosa, SJ, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, for an 18-day province visitation that began January 26, 2026.
Fr. Sosa stopped in six cities of the province: Denver; St. Louis; Houston; New Orleans; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Belize City, Belize. In each location, he met with leaders of the local apostolates and celebrated the Eucharist with the 蜜桃视频 of the region.
Fr. Sosa鈥檚 homilies and talks in each place returned to central themes of reconciliation, the service of justice, the Jesuit mission to the frontiers, the universality of the Society and collaboration with others. At every opportunity, he emphasized the importance of remaining close to Christ. Read more.
Fr. James Martin, SJ, Interviewed in The New York Times
Fr. James Martin, SJ, was interviewed by The New York Times on 鈥�.鈥� The interview covered many topics, from the state of the Catholic Church to Pope Leo XIV, to immigration issues, to Fr. Martin鈥檚 new book, 鈥淲ork in Progress,鈥� about his teenage summer jobs and how they shaped him.
Fr. Martin also recently appeared on 鈥�,鈥� 鈥�鈥� and the AMDG Podcast to discuss his book.
New Provincial for USA Central and Southern Province
Father General Arturo Sosa, SJ, appointed Fr. Andrew Kirschman, SJ, as the next provincial of the 蜜桃视频 USA Central and Southern Province, effective July 31, 2026, when Fr. Thomas Greene, SJ, concludes his tenure.
A St. Louis native, Fr. Kirschman has served the province in a variety of positions and is currently director of novices, a role he has held since 2018. Previously, he was socius (executive assistant) to the former novice director and coordinator of vocation promotion. He taught and coordinated community outreach at Arrupe Jesuit High School in Denver and provided spiritual formation for volunteers of the province鈥檚 Alum Service Corps.
鈥淚 am humbled and honored to be missioned to serve in this way,鈥� Fr. Kirschman said. 鈥淭ogether we continue the important work of listening to the ways God鈥檚 Spirit invites us to give our lives in generous service, especially to those most in need and on the margins.鈥� Read more.
鈥淭wo 蜜桃视频 Talking鈥� Podcast Launches
New from the Jesuit Media Lab, 鈥淭wo 蜜桃视频 Talking鈥� is a听听and听听hosted by Fr. Eric Immel, SJ, and Fr. Damian Torres-Botello, SJ, featuring candid, hour-long conversations between Jesuit friends about faith, life, culture and Ignatian spirituality.
Through humor, reflection and personal storytelling, the hosts explore how faith, hope and love shape their lives as priests, ministers and members of the Society of Jesus. It invites viewers and listeners into the ordinary rhythms of Jesuit life: the questions, laughter, struggles, insights and moments of discovery that unfold when friends reflect together.
New video episodes are released on听听on Wednesdays, with audio versions available on Saturdays via the听听through the Lenten season.听Read more.
Martyrs鈥� Shrine Celebrates Two Anniversaries in 2026
Martyrs鈥� Shrine in Midland, Ontario, is preparing for dual celebrations this year: The shrine itself is celebrating its centennial, while the Jesuit community is also celebrating 400 years since the arrival of St. Jean de Br茅beuf and his mission in Huronia in central Ontario.
With various events and commemorations planned throughout the year, shrine director Fr. John O鈥橞rien, SJ, has made sure to pause and reflect ahead of what promises to be a simultaneously hectic and fulfilling year. 鈥淎 centennial is a time to look back in order to look forward, to see where we’ve come in order to observe the horizon ahead,鈥� he said. 鈥淭his year is something of a combination of celebration of the past hundred years, but also a time to renew our mission and continue to become a place where people can come and be renewed for another hundred years or more.鈥�
Video Highlights Jesuit Formation
A new video produced by the USA East Province walks through the spiritual journey of Jesuit formation. 鈥淛esuit Formation: A Story in Five Parts鈥� shows how becoming a Jesuit is more than a decision to follow a vocation in religious life, but rather a journey of transformation 鈥� a spiritual pilgrimage of faith, service and learning.
Fr. Dan Corrou, SJ, on How JRS Is Helping in the Middle East and Africa
Fr. Dan Corrou, SJ, regional director for Jesuit Refugee Service Middle East and North Africa, was recently a guest on 鈥�,鈥� where he shared what day-to-day life in Lebanon looks like for him and the people he serves. He also discussed how St. Joseph鈥檚 Church in Beirut became a refuge for those rejected by other shelters during the 2024 bombings and what it was like for his staff when they were invited to speak to Pope Leo XIV during his visit in Lebanon.
Asteroid Named for U.S. Jesuit
Fr. David Brown, SJ, is the latest Jesuit to have an asteroid named for him. The asteroid, 鈥�(747532) Davidabrown,鈥� was one of several discovered in 2012 by Vatican astronomer Fr. Richard P. Boyle, SJ, together with his long-time collaborator Kazimieras 膶ernis.
Fr. Brown is an astronomer at the Vatican Observatory whose research focuses on stellar evolution, primarily conducting theoretical work through complex computer simulations. He is also engaged in science communication, delivering lectures on topics such as 鈥淰atican Astronomy鈥� and the 鈥淐ompatibility between Science and Religion.鈥�
Head of Jesuit Prison Education Network on How it Changes Lives
Fr. Tom Curran, SJ, founder of the (JPEN), recently shared about the transformative power of education for incarcerated men and women 鈥� and their teachers 鈥� on in Syracuse, New York.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a mutual transformation,鈥� said Fr. Curran, when asked how JPEN鈥檚 work changes incarcerated people鈥檚 lives.
Fr. Patrick Gilger, SJ, on Catholics Returning to Confession
As Lent began, Fr. Patrick Gilger, SJ, who teaches at Loyola University Chicago, spoke with the AP for the article 鈥�.鈥�
鈥淭hey come to confession feeling as if they are terrible, but 鈥� they are displaying the fact that they want to be good. The fact that somebody shows up to confession is a lived act that they desire holiness,鈥� said Fr. Gilger.
鈥淲hat sinfulness is in the Catholic Church’s theological understanding is the intentional, willful distancing of oneself from God,” Fr. Gilger said. 鈥淭he point of confessing your sins, of attending to sins, is only to allow the God who wants to be with us to rush back into the emptiness that those sins have created.鈥�
Jesuit Honored by Fordham University
Fordham University honored Fr. Daniel Gatti, SJ (鈥�65, 鈥�66 MS), with the Nicholas O鈥橬eill Memorial Award in recognition of his dedicated service to the university on January 21, 2026, during its 2026 Long Island Presidential Reception. Fr. Gatti served as an alumni chaplain at Fordham.
蜜桃视频 Attend Installation, Ordination Masses
Alec Hufford, SJ, who is serving at St. Ignatius School in the Bronx, New York, attended the February 6 installation Mass for Archbishop Ronald Hicks at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. At a reception following the Mass, Hufford thanked Archbishop Hicks for speaking in Spanish because it means so much to the students and families that he serves in the South Bronx.
Fr. Juan Pablo Marrufo del Toro, SJ, chaplain and science teacher at Brophy College Preparatory in Phoenix, and novice Vincent Nguyen, SJ, attended the ordination of Bishop Peter Dai Bui as Auxiliary Bishop of Phoenix on February 17 at St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Avondale, Arizona.
Final Vows
Fr. Randall Gibbens, SJ, professed final vows on January 30, 2026, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Houston. Fr. Gibbens serves as president of Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory of Houston. Father General Arturo Sosa, SJ, received his vows during his recent visitation to the USA Central and Southern Province.
During his visitation, Father General Sosa also received Fr. Penn Dawson SJ鈥檚 final vows on February 2, 2026, in the Holy Name Chapel at Jesuit High School in New Orleans. Fr. Dawson is assistant professor of law and campus minister at Loyola University New Orleans.
Fr. Lukas M. Laniauskas, SJ, pronounced final vows in the Society of Jesus on February 1, 2026, at a Mass at Gesu Parish in University Heights, Ohio, where he serves as pastor.
Fr. Stefanus Hendrianto, SJ, pronounced final vows in the Society of Jesus on February 2, 2026, at Santa Clara Mission Church on the campus of听Santa Clara University. Fr. Hendrianto is currently a visiting assistant professor at the听Creighton University听School of Law in Omaha.
