The Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits, is a religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rome. It was founded in 1540 by Ignatius of Loyola and six companions, with the approval of Pope Paul III. The society is engaged in evangelization and apostolic ministry in 112 nations. Jesuits work in education, research, and cultural pursuits. Jesuits also conduct retreats, minister in hospitals and parishes, sponsor direct social and humanitarian ministries, and promote ecumenical dialogue.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is an American animal rights nonprofit organization based in Norfolk, Virginia, and led by Ingrid Newkirk, its international president.
The University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy was founded in 1877, and is one of two Jesuit high schools in the city of Detroit, Michigan, the other being Loyola High School. Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit, the school is rooted in the Ignatian tradition. It is an all-boys school with an academy for grades seven and eight. The school's mascot is a tiger cub and its teams are dubbed the Cubs. Its colors are maroon and white.
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory is a Jesuit, college-preparatory school for boys, grades 9–12, in the Chinatown area and in the Greater Sharpstown district of Houston, Texas, United States. It is near Alief.
Bruce Gregory Friedrich is co-founder and president of The Good Food Institute (GFI), a Y Combinator funded non-profit that promotes plant- and cultivated meat alternatives to conventional animal meat. He is also a co-founder of the alternative protein venture capital firm New Crop Capital. Friedrich previously worked for PETA and Farm Sanctuary.
St. John's High School, Ranchi is a private Catholic secondary school for boys located in Purulia Road in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. The school was founded by the Jesuits in 1887 and provides boys with an education from grades KG to 12.
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School is a Jesuit high school on the near Lower West Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is the founding school of the Cristo Rey Network and is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. Cristo Rey Jesuit High School was established in 1996 and provides college-preparatory education. The school places students at entry-level jobs that cover some of their tuition costs.
St. Joseph's Boys' Higher Secondary School is a Government Aided Catholic secondary school for boys located in Kozhikode, in the state of Kerala, India. Established by the Jesuits in 1793, it is one of the oldest educational institutions in India and the oldest school in Kerala.
Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory of Houston is a Roman Catholic secondary school located on 6700 Mount Carmel Drive in Houston, Texas, United States. It was founded by the New Orleans Province of the Society of Jesus and continues to be a sponsored work of the Jesuits. It is a part of the Cristo Rey Network and also affiliated with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Father T. J. Martinez, S.J., was the founding president.
The century old Carmel Higher Secondary School is a private Catholic secondary school for boys, located at Carmel Nagar, Ramanputhoor, in Nagercoil, in the Kanyakumari District, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
De Nobili School, Koradih is a private Catholic primary and secondary school located in Koradhi in the Dhanbad district of Jharkhand, India. Founded in Sijua in 1975 by the Jesuits, the school is a branch of the De Nobili Schools Group.
The Loyola Public School is a private Catholic primary and secondary school located in the village of Nallapadu outside Guntur in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. Established by the Jesuits in 1964, the school follows the ICSE curriculum till class 10 and the ISC for class 11 and 12. The school's motto is Natus Ad Majora.
The De Britto Higher Secondary School is a private Catholic secondary school for boys located in Ramnagar, Devakottai, in the Sivagangai District of Tamil Nadu, India. The school was founded in 1943 by the Jesuits of the Madurai Province and is named after the Jesuit saint, John de Britto. The State Board school has cultural activities of Veeramamunivar Kalai Ilakkia Mandram.
St. Mary’s High School SSC is a private Catholic junior secondary school for boys located in Mazgaon, Mumbai, in the state of Maharashtra, India. The Christian minority institution was founded by the Jesuits in 1864. In 1933, the Secondary School Certificate school split from the adjacent St. Mary's Anglo-Indian School ICSE, with separate buildings and staff. The school covers kindergarten, and grades one through ten.
Xavier School, Manvi, is a private Catholic primary and secondary school located in Manvi, in the north of the state of Karnataka, India. Founded by the Jesuits on 17 June 2007, the Christian minority school has 37 classrooms and hostels.
Loyola Higher Secondary School is a private Catholic secondary school located in Kuppayanallur, in the Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu, India. The Tamil-medium, co-educational high school was founded by the Jesuits in 1995 and educates students from grades six through twelve.
St. Mary's School, Sangamner is a private Catholic secondary school located on Jorve Road, in the town of Sangamner, Ahmednagar, in the state of Maharashtra, India. The school was founded the Jesuits in 1892, and is located adjacent to St. Mary's Parish Church and its mission stations. The school is affiliated to the Maharashtra State Board for Secondary and Higher Education.
Dnyanmata Vidyalaya, Sangamner, sometimes known as Dnyanmata School, is a private Catholic primary and secondary school located in Sangamner, in the Ahmednagar district, of the state of Maharashtra, India. The school was founded by the Jesuits in 1948 initially as a primary school and has since expanded to a secondary school through to a junior college.
St. Michaels Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Kannur, is a Govt. Aided Higher Secondary School located in Kannur, in the state of Kerala, India. Founded by the Christian Brothers in 1865 and administered by the Society of Jesus since 1887. The school admits all castes and creeds but gives preference to Catholics. It includes nursery through higher secondary and prepares students for the state syllabus exams.
