Cardinal-electors take an oath to maintain “absolute and perpetual secrecy” concerning “all matters directly or indirectly ...

The Rule of St. Augustine offered monks a firm structure for their daily lives of work and prayer, even before the mendicant ...

But the quality and character of the order varies considerably from province to province. The Jesuits of Colombia, for example, are extremely conservative, while in France the order remains ...

Four members of the Jesuit Community at Boston College who mark anniversaries this year were celebrated at a Mass at St. Mary's Chapel on October 7. From left: Jesuits Gustavo Morello, Michael ...

Gallagher in the1960s and newly edited for publication by Joseph P. Duffy, S.J., '50, MA’51, STL’58, H'18, former rector of the Jesuit Community at Boston College who also served for two decades as ...

A few years back, NOVA Online asked both doctors and non-doctors to comment on the relevance of the Hippocratic Oath, which most aspiring physicians take upon graduation from medical school.

In 1958, he switched to the Jesuit order, attracted by its missionary tradition and militancy. He was named head of the Jesuits in Argentina in 1973 at age 36. His tenure coincided with the start ...

However, one crucial element of covenant-making is oath-swearing. In the Canticle of Zechariah, this is made clear. God has promised to be “mindful of his holy covenant and of the oath he swore ...

The cardinals already in Rome, joined by those arriving later, can discuss beforehand the church’s needs and mission in order to clarify ... cardinal has taken the oath to keep the vote secret ...

There, they take an oath to abide by the provisions of the Universi ... the senior cardinal deacon in order of appointment to the College of Cardinals, announces to the world from the loggia ...