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Read about our latest news, collection highlights, and reflections.


Flying Fr Vaughan
Just over 100 years ago, in April 1915, the renowned Jesuit preacher, Fr Bernard Vaughan, spent several days at Farnborough with Lord...
Mary Allen
Apr 27, 20204 min read


Cardinal Newman and the Jesuits
Cardinal John Henry Newman (1801-1890) is a significant figure in the religious history of England. His canonisation on 13 October has...
Rebecca Somerset
Oct 14, 20193 min read


Fr Cyril Martindale SJ
One of the Archive’s most recently completed cataloguing projects is the collection of personal papers of one of the Society’s most...
Alex Van Goethem
Jun 3, 20193 min read


Fr Andrew White Arrives in Maryland
This year, 25 March marks 385 years since Fr Andrew White and his companions landed on St Clement’s Island on the Potomac River,...
Mary Allen
Mar 25, 20194 min read


Fr Pedro Arrupe SJ visits Britain
This year, 5 February marked the 28th anniversary of the death of the Society’s 28th Superior General, Fr Pedro Arrupe. The anniversary...
Mary Allen
Feb 11, 20193 min read


Gerard Manley Hopkins
A brief outline of his life to commemorate 150 years since Hopkins entered the Society of Jesus.
Mary Allen
Aug 27, 20183 min read

On the Anniversary of Fr Robert Henry Joseph Steuart SJ
This year, 9 July marks the 70th anniversary of the death of Fr Robert Henry Joseph Steuart SJ. According to his obituary in Letters and...
Mary Allen
Jul 2, 20183 min read

British Jesuits and Astronomy
The Jesuits and wider Catholic Church have a long history with astronomy. In October 1582, Pope Gregory XIII introduced the new Gregorian...
Mary Allen
Jun 20, 20185 min read
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