Here are the latest updates from Jesuits across the United States and Canada.

We’re proud to announce that our Jesuit Conference’s Office of Communications and Vocation Promotion won eight 2021 Catholic Press Awards last week, including honors for the AMDG podcast and various video, written and social media content.

The Jesuits of Canada and the United States launched the Ignatian Media Lab (IML) earlier this year, asking those who had digital media ideas to help promote the Jesuit mission to apply. Many did, and now we invite you to meet the IML participants and learn about their projects as they work to launch them with support from the Jesuit Conference Office of Communications and Vocation Promotion.

Spirit & Verse is a monthly column of original poem-prayers composed by Cameron Bellm, a Seattle-based writer and mother of two whose “Prayer for a Pandemic” went viral, bringing solace and comfort to many struggling during COVID-19.

Shannon K. Evans, a writer and mother of five, chronicles moments of grace in her daily life.

Two months ago, 83-year-old Jesuit priest, Fr. Stan Swamy, was arrested by the Indian government on false charges of terrorism. Fr. Swamy has dedicated his life to accompanying the poor and marginalized in India.

Molly Noem Fulton, a South Dakota-based artist, has created “St. Ignatius the Pilgrim,” a new work of art celebrating the Ignatian Year.

Pope Francis' message for the start of the Ignatian Year is full of Ignatian spirituality. Eric Clayton of the Jesuit Conference unpacks the message and gives suggestions for applying the pope's words in everyday life.

At least 41 people have been killed after police cracked down on protests across Colombia. The violence has forced Colombians to ask the same questions Americans have grappled with since the killing of George Floyd. How can societies design police departments to best preserve both public safety and human rights?

The Society of Jesus is proud to announce the ordination of 25 new priests in Canada, the United States and Haiti this summer.

Under Maka Black Elk’s leadership, Red Cloud Indian School is developing a Truth and Healing process to confront its history as part of the Indian Boarding School Policy. He hopes to “open the door that we have intentionally kept shut all these years.”

CJI and Magis Americas are joining efforts with Jesuit partners in India to distribute food, deliver hygiene and protection kits, distribute medical supplies and medicines to combat COVID-19 in India.