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Jesuit’s America Magazine Joins Diverse Catholic Journalistic Voices In Calling for End to Death Penalty in U.S.

Demonstrating unity across the U.S. Catholic Church, the editors of the Jesuit-sponsored America Magazine have joined fellow editors at National Catholic Register, National Catholic Reporter, and Our Sunday Visitor, in calling for the end of capital punishment in the United States.

Jesuit Conference Joins Faith-Based Call of Justice & Compassion for Incarcerated

WASHINGTON, DC - The Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States joined a faith-based call of justice and compassion for those incarcerated in the U.S. justice system. In a letter to leaders of the House and Senate Judiciary committees, Jesuit Father Timothy Kesicki, president of the Jesuit Conference, and over 20 other institutional leaders representing a range of Christian denominations, asked Congressional leaders in both houses to enact legislation that will "restore equity, end excessive punishments, promote alternative to incarceration, encourage rehabilitation and reintegration, and protect the dignity and well-being of everyone impacted by the system."

Loyola University Chicago Opens First Jesuit Community College

Loyola University Chicago has established the Arrupe College, a two-year junior college that will prepare students in the Jesuit tradition and enable them to transfer successfully into a four year college or university—with little or no debt.