Key Documents & Discourses

Key Speeches & Letters of Fr Generals

Arturo Sosa SJ

Arturo Sosa, SJ

Inauguration of the new Rector of Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid

September 4, 2024


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The Call to Leadership of a Jesuit University: Context, Charism, Partnership

April 6, 2024


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Discerning the present to prepare the future of the university education of the Society of Jesus

August 4, 2022


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Official New Campus Inauguration - Universidad Loyola Andalucía

November 20, 2019


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Church in China

August 20, 2019


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Address to Jesuit Alumni, Mumbai.

March 3, 2019


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Letter - Universal Apostolic Preferences of the Society of Jesus (2019-2029)

February 19, 2019


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The University as a Source of Reconciled Life - Deusto 2018

July 11, 2018


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Homily of Fr. Sosa on July 11, 2018

July 11, 2018


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On the 75th Anniversary of Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City

March 13, 2018


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Discurso Del Padre General Arturo Sosa Sj En La Universidade Do Vale Do Rio Dos Sinos (UNISINOS)

October 27, 2017


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Discurso Del Padre General Arturo Sosa Sj En El Centro Universitario Fei

October 26, 2017


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Una Universidad Llamada A Aportar Con Excelencia En La Misión De Reconciliación Y Justicia

October 18, 2017


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Adolfo Nicolás SJ

Adolfo Nicolás, SJ

Sobre los Jesuitas Destinados al Apostolado Intelectual

May 24, 2014


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Depth, Universality, and Learned Ministry: Challenges to Jesuit Higher Education Today

April 23, 2010


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Peter Hans Kolvenbach SJ

Peter Hans Kolvenbach, SJ

The Service of Faith and the Promotion of Justice in American Jesuit Higher Education

October 6, 2000


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Pedro Arrupe SJ

Pedro Arrupe, SJ

Men and Women for Others

September 1, 1973


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Society of Jesus Official Documents

Constitutions
Part IV, Chapters 7, 10-17 - English

Complementary Norms
Part VII, 277-297 - English

General Congregation 31 Decree 28 (1967)
The Apostolate of Education - English

General Congregation 31 Decree 29 (1967)
Scholarly Work and Research - English

General Congregation 34 Decree 17 (1995)
Jesuits and University Life - English

General Congregation 34 Decree 18 (1995)
Secondary, Primary and Non-formal Education - English

Characteristics of Jesuit Education (1986)
Letter from Father General Kolvenbach SJ - English
Document on the Characteristics of Jesuit Education - English

Ignatian Pedagogy: a Practical Approach - The IPP (1993)
Letter from Father General Kolvenbach SJ - English
Document on Ignatian Pedagogy - English

Human Excellence - The Four Cs (2015)
HUMAN EXCELLENCE - English

Some Considerations on the Construction of New Facilities for Jesuit Schools (2017)
Construction Manual - English

Ignatian Pedagogy: Classic and Contemporary Texts on Jesuit Education from St. Ignatius to Today (2018)
Ignatian Pedagogy - English

Roles and Responsibilities of the Education Delegate (2021)
Roles and Responsibilities of the Education Delegate - English

Constituciones
Cuarta parte principal, Capítulos VII, X-XVII - Español

Normas Complementarias
Séptima parte, 277-297 - Español

Congregación General 31 Decreto 28 (1967)
El apostolado de la educación - Español

Congregación General 31 Decreto 29 (1967)
Investigación Científica - Español

Congregación General 34 Decreto 17 (1995)
La Compañía y la vida universitaria - Español

Congregación General 34 Decreto 18 (1995)
Educación secundaria, primaria y popular - Español

Características de la Educación de la Compañía de Jesús (1986)
Carta del Padre General Kolvenbach SJ - Español
Documento sobre las Características de la Educación de la Compañía de Jesús - Español

Pedagogía Ignaciana: un planteamiento práctico - PPI (1993)
Carta del Padre General Kolvenbach SJ - Español
Documento sobre la Pedagogía Ignaciana - Español

La Excelencia Humana - Las cuatro Cs (2015)
EXCELENCIA HUMANA - Español

Algunas Consideraciones sobre la Construcción de Nuevos Espacios para Colegios Jesuitas (2017)
Manual de Construcción - Español

La Pedagogía Ignaciana: Textos clásicos y contemporáneos sobre la educación de la Compañía de Jesús desde san Ignacio de Loyola hasta nuestros días (2018)
Pedagogía Ignaciana - Español

Roles y Responsabilidades del Delegado de Educación (2021)
Roles y Responsabilidades del Delegado de Educación - Español

Constitutions
Quatrième Partie, Chapitres 7, 10-17 - Français

Normes Complémentaires
Septième partie, 277-297 - Français

Congrégation Générale 31 Décret 28 (1967)
L'apostolat de l'éducation - Français

Congrégation Générale 31 Décret 29 (1967)
Le travail et la recherche scientifiques - Français

Congrégation Générale 34 Décret 17 (1995)
Les jésuites et la vie universitaire - Français

Congrégation Générale 34 Décret 18 (1995)
Education secondaire, primaire et populaire - Français

Caractéristiques de l'Éducation de la Compagnie de Jésus (1986)
Lettre du Père Général Kolvenbach SJ - Français
Document sur les Caractéristiques de l'Education Jésuite - Français

Pédagogie Ignatienne - Approches Concretes - PPI (1993)
Lettre du Père Général Kolvenbach SJ - Français
Document sur la Pédagogie Ignatienne - Français

L'Excellence Humaine - Les quatre C (2015)
EXCELLENCE HUMAINE - Français

Some Considerations on the Construction of New Facilities for Jesuit Schools (2017)
Construction Manual - English

Ignatian Pedagogy: Classic and Contemporary Texts on Jesuit Education from St. Ignatius to Today (2018)
Ignatian Pedagogy - English

Rôles et Responsabilités du Délégué a L’éducation (2021)
Rôles et Responsabilités du Délégué a L’éducation - Français

Costituzioni
Quarta parte principale, Capitoli VII, X-XVII - Italiano

Norme Complementari
Settima parte, 277-297 - Italiano

Congregazione Generale 31 Decreto 28 (1967)
L'apostolato dell'educazione - Italiano

Congregazione Generale 31 Decreto 29 (1967)
Ricerca Scientifica - Italiano

Congregazione Generale 34 Decreto 17 (1995)
La Compagnia e la vita universitaria - Italiano

Congregazione Generale 34 Decreto 18 (1995)
Educazione secondaria, primaria e popolare - Italiano

Caratteristiche dell'Educazione della Compagnia di Gesù (1986)
Letter from Father General Kolvenbach SJ - English
Documento sulle caratteristiche dell'Educazione della Compagnia di Gesù - Italiano

Pedagogia ignaziana: un approccio pratico - PPI (1993)
Letter from Father General Kolvenbach SJ - English
Documento sulla Pedagogia Ignaziana – Italiano

Eccellenza Umana - Le quattro C (2015)
HUMAN EXCELLENCE - English

Some Considerations on the Construction of New Facilities for Jesuit Schools (2017)
Construction Manual - English

Ignatian Pedagogy: Classic and Contemporary Texts on Jesuit Education from St. Ignatius to Today (2018)
Ignatian Pedagogy - English

Roles and Responsibilities of the Education Delegate (2021)
Roles and Responsibilities of the Education Delegate - English

Patxi Álvarez SJ

The Promotion of Justice in the universities of the Society

Promotio Iustitiae #116

2014


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Other documents and articles on Jesuit Higher Education

Documents on Catholic Higher Education

Code of Canon Law: Book III. The teaching function of the Church (Can. 747 – 833)

Declaration of Christian Education: Gravissimum Educationis (28 October 1965)

Apostolic Constitution of Pope Francis - On Ecclesiastical Universities and Faculties: Veritatis gaudium (8 December 2017)

Apostolic Constitutions of John Paul II - On Ecclesiastical Universities and Faculties: Sapientia Christiana (15 April 1979)

Apostolic Constitutions of John Paul II - On Catholic Universities: Ex Corde Ecclesiae (15 August 1990)

Directory for Studies on Marriage and Family Magnum Matrimonii Sacramentum (7 October 1982)

Dicastery for Education - Instruction "The identity of the Catholic School for a Culture of Dialogue" (25 January 2022EN- ES - FR - IT - PT

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