أخبار ذات صلة
Andrew Milewski, SJ
I am an American Jesuit, currently missoned as a third-year regent at Le Collège Notre Dame de Jamhour, where I teach English. I grew up in Scranton, Pennsylvania, a city located between New York and Philadelphia, and graduated from the University of Scranton, a Jesuit school, in 2013, where I first encountered the Jesuits and began discerning my vocation.
Fr. Doug (Douglas) Jones, SJ
“Fr. Doug (Douglas) Jones, SJ is a member of the USA East Province (UEA). He was ordained a priest on June 14, 2025 in New York City. Originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania, Doug met the Jesuits while attending The University of Scranton. It was also at university that he spent a semester in Amman and fell in love with the Middle East. He entered the Society of Jesus in August 2016, after completing a doctorate in Middle East politics, which brought him back to Jordan for a year of research.
رسامة الأب ريمون عماد زكريا الكهنوتيّة
في يوم 23 أغسطس، تحت سماء القوصية بمحافظة أسيوط، وفي حضن كاتدرائيتها قلب يسوع الأقدس، عاش الجميع لحظات من الفرح الروحيّ، حيث أقيمت حفلة الرسامة الكهنوتية للأب ريمون عماد زكريا، ليُكرَس كاهنًا على مذبح الرب، ويبدأ مسيرته الجديدة في قلب رسالته الخدميّة. وقد تم ذلك بوضع يد صاحب النيافة الأنبا مرقس وليم، مطران ايبارشية القوصيّة للأقباط الكاثوليك.
Fifty-five years after the expulsion of the Jesuits of Al Hikma University from Iraq in 1969—the Jesuits of Baghdad College had already been expelled in 1968—the Jesuits have bought a house in Baghdad.
The property in Karrada, a central neighbourhood of Baghdad city, is not yet habitable and needs extensive renovation. The house will serve as legal address for registering the Jesuits as a religious community under the Latin Bishopric of Baghdad. Upon completion of works, the two-floor house will be able to accommodate three Jesuits and will have meeting and conference spaces as well as a small chapel.
The well-constructed buildings of Baghdad College and Al Hikma University, situated a few kilometres apart in Sulaikh and Za’afraniya neighbourhoods respectively, are still standing. Baghdad College is still one of the top government schools for boys. The former Al Hikma is now the Middle Technical University. Both had been expropriated without compensation, although the church of Baghdad College was subsequently entrusted to the custody of Chaldean Catholic Church. Later, the church had been vandalized and was deconsecrated. Significantly, the graves of five American Jesuits who had served in Baghdad lie within the perimeter of the church that is listed as a historical heritage building. The purchase of the property in Karrada could be instrumental for the recovery of the church and its registration under the endowment of the Latin Bishopric of Baghdad as well as for seeking to obtain some form of compensation for the remaining expropriated properties.
These efforts are not an exercise to turn the clock back. Rather, the guiding vision is to listen to the Holy Spirit, to understand how Jesuits may selflessly and creatively serve God’s children in Iraq in the future. Formation of Christians in the faith, spiritual support to sisters and priests, and reaching out to the youth of the country feature prominently among the pastoral challenges and opportunities of this long-suffering country. The harvest is indeed great.
Fr. Joseph Cassar, SJ
أخبار ذات صلة
Andrew Milewski, SJ
I am an American Jesuit, currently missoned as a third-year regent at Le Collège Notre Dame de Jamhour, where I teach English. I grew up in Scranton, Pennsylvania, a city located between New York and Philadelphia, and graduated from the University of Scranton, a Jesuit school, in 2013, where I first encountered the Jesuits and began discerning my vocation.
Fr. Doug (Douglas) Jones, SJ
“Fr. Doug (Douglas) Jones, SJ is a member of the USA East Province (UEA). He was ordained a priest on June 14, 2025 in New York City. Originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania, Doug met the Jesuits while attending The University of Scranton. It was also at university that he spent a semester in Amman and fell in love with the Middle East. He entered the Society of Jesus in August 2016, after completing a doctorate in Middle East politics, which brought him back to Jordan for a year of research.
رسامة الأب ريمون عماد زكريا الكهنوتيّة
في يوم 23 أغسطس، تحت سماء القوصية بمحافظة أسيوط، وفي حضن كاتدرائيتها قلب يسوع الأقدس، عاش الجميع لحظات من الفرح الروحيّ، حيث أقيمت حفلة الرسامة الكهنوتية للأب ريمون عماد زكريا، ليُكرَس كاهنًا على مذبح الرب، ويبدأ مسيرته الجديدة في قلب رسالته الخدميّة. وقد تم ذلك بوضع يد صاحب النيافة الأنبا مرقس وليم، مطران ايبارشية القوصيّة للأقباط الكاثوليك.
Entre effondrements et recommencements : six ans de la Pastorale universitaire
L’histoire de la Province du Proche-Orient de la Compagnie de Jésus avec la Pastorale universitaire au Liban est ancienne. Dès 1979, le P. Saleh Nehmé, premier aumônier général, a posé les fondations de cette mission confiée par l’Assemblée des Patriarches et Évêques catholiques au Liban (APECL), mobilisant autour de lui plusieurs congrégations religieuses.
A Journey of Encounter and Gratitude
During my first month in Lebanon, I had the joy of working with the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) and the Arrupe Migrant Service. These experiences allowed me to encounter people from diverse backgrounds—Syrian, South Sudanese, and Filipino communities—whose stories and resilience touched me deeply.
Message du Père Provincial pour la Fête de Saint-Ignace
A l’occasion de la fête de Saint-Ignace, je vous présente mes vœux les plus sincères, remerciant le Seigneur pour tout ce que vous êtes et faites pour le Seigneur et son Église au Proche-Orient et au Maghreb.