When Ignatius of Loyola found himself bedridden with a shattered leg, all of his big dreams and plans disappeared. Arrogant, stubborn, and hot-tempered, Ignatius was a soldier to his core, and he ...

In 1522 Ignatius became a pilgrim, giving away all his clothes and possessions to the poor and devoting himself to prayer and contemplation. A 17th-century statue of St. Ignatius of Loyola by Spanish ...

The founder of what traditionally has been the largest male religious order in the Catholic Church — the Jesuits — came into the world in 1491 (a year before Columbus sailed) as Iñigo de Loyola. His ...

This Spanish saint was one of the most influential figures in the Roman Catholic Reformation in the 16th Century and the founder of the religious order, the Society of Jesus. Ignatius was born in 1491 ...

GREEN TOWNSHIP, Ohio — The pastor of St. Ignatius of Loyola in Green Township, who oversees the largest Catholic grade school in the state, has been on leave since early July. “Archbishop Schnurr has ...

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Everyone had a Jack Connors story, from the mayors and governors who sought his aid to the children who attended the island summer camp he created. “Everyone in this church could write their own Jack ...