TODAY: University of Scranton's Vice President of Mission and Ministry Dan Cosacchi, Ph.D., participates in the live coverage of the opening Mass of the Conclave. Watch now:bit.ly/4m7BoDG #universityofscranton #jesuiteducated #pope #vatican #conclave2025

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Habemus papam! Join us in praying for our new pope, Leo XIV!

Fr. Joseph O'Keefe, SJ, Provincial of Jesuits USA East, released a letter on the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from North America. Fr. O'Keefe invites us to unite in prayer for Pope Leo, asking the Holy Spirit to grant him wisdom and strength. jesuitseast.org/press-release/…

We at Conversations wish everyone the best in these hectic days, whether you're finishing classes, finishing finals week, or gearing up for a grading marathon next week. Trust in the slow work!

Congratulations to all of our new Jesuit school alumni who are graduating this month! Curious who is speaking at our colleges and universities this graduation season? Check out AJCU's list of all the commencement speakers. ajcunet.edu/2025-commencem…

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, OSA, was elected the first American pope on May 8. Theology Professors Kristin Heyer & Stephen Pope, Vice Provost James Keenan, SJ, and @Boisi_Center Director Mark Massa, SJ, reflect on the election of Leo XIV. on.bc.edu/PopeLeoXIV

Five members of the Marquette community will be honored for exemplifying the university’s mission of excellence, faith, leadership and service at the 2025 Excellence in University Service and Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Awards Luncheon. buff.ly/Iw3StQU

Curious how to establish a framework for discussing complex issues on campus? We've got a new piece, "Meeting the moment: How ‘Listening to Learn' opened discussion on Gaza" from Amber Abbas and Susan Liebell of Saint Joseph's University (Saint Joseph’s University) conversationsmagazine.org/meeting-the-mo…

In this week's Now Discern This, Eric Clayton reacts to the election of Pope Leo XIV and shares his hope for peace. jesuits.org/stories/now-di…

Happy Cannonball Day to all those who celebrate.

Francis New icon. “The Church is for everyone, everyone, everyone. (Todos, Todos, Todos ) Like his namesake, Pope Francis was telling us that if you are looking for Jesus, don’t go looking in the tomb, don’t go looking in heaven, look around you. If you’re looking for Jesus go

Now that we've reached the unofficial start of summer, what are all our readers up to for these next few months? Conferences? Research trips? Writing? (With, hopefully, some time to rest and recover mixed it.) Let us know!

A month's worth of news from across U.S. Jesuit life!

Check out last week's edition of AJCU Higher Ed News (AJCU) for a rundown of great graduation moments at Jesuit schools across the country! And consider signing up to receive their weekly newsletter while you're at it. ajcunet.edu/online-publica…

Hot off the presses, the AJCU (AJCU) has published their summer issue of Connections! ajcunet.edu/online-publica…

Even Denzel needed a little bit of cura personalis to help him on his way. Check out this great story from Fordham University about how Denzel Washington got his start there. now.fordham.edu/fordham-magazi…