An update from Aleppo a month after the earthquake

March 6, 2023

Fr Tony O'Riordan of the Jesuit Refugee Service spoke to the BBC World Service's Newsday programme about the situation on the ground in Aleppo a month after the earthquake:

"The situation is really dire. It's a city where people know on a daily basis hunger. They know the pain of extreme poverty on a daily basis..." (the interview starts at 1 min 10 seconds).

Newsday - Turkey-Syria quakes: President Erdogan promises reconstruction will start soon - BBC Sounds

Two asteroids named after Jesuits by the International Astronomical Union

May 13, 2025

The news was shared in the IAU's official Bulletin

Interview with Oscar-nominated filmmaker, Evgeny Afineevsky, about his new film 'Francesco'

April 7, 2022

Evgeny said he needed to film something 'hopeful' and 'positive'. Enter Pope Francis.

The ordination of a French Jesuit in London

July 28, 2021

Jesuits from the UK and France often study in each other's countries, and are sometimes ordained.

Laudato Si’ Research Institute Conference honours Pope Francis’s ecological legacy

April 30, 2025

The late Pope's vision will continue to inspire global action