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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: Official Site of the Jesuit Conference of European Provincials - Jesuits in Europe. | Jun 10, 2026 | ||
| In the “Colonial slavery” section, mentioned Pope Leo XIV's apology for the church's role in slavery. | Jun 08, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - The Religion and Ethics Report - The Jesuits in politics, culture and myth. | Mar 13, 2026 | ||
| Added a cross-reference. | Sep 10, 2025 | ||
| Clarified when the order was officially established by the papacy. | Jul 14, 2025 | ||
| Added top questions. | Jun 19, 2025 | ||
| Article revised. | Jun 18, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Xavier University - Jesuit History in Brief: A Personal View (PDF). | Jan 17, 2025 | ||
| Added media. | Mar 28, 2024 | ||
| Added a section about the Jesuits' involvement with slavery in the Americas. | Mar 13, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesuits. | Oct 21, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesuits. | Sep 05, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Immaculate Conception Jesuit Church - The Society of Jesus. | Feb 13, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC Religion & Ethics - The Society of Jesus: Who Are the Jesuits? | Aug 14, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of the Jesuit Conference of European Provincials - Jesuits in Europe. | Aug 14, 2018 | ||
| Added information on the Chinese rites controversy, the abolition of the order, and the rise of liberation theology. | Jul 31, 2018 | ||
| Media added. | Jul 31, 2018 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | May 21, 2018 | ||
| Article revised to remove statement about the Jesuit order being "controversial." | Nov 25, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: The History Learning Site - The Jesuits. | Apr 16, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - The Society of Jesus, the Jesuits. | Apr 16, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of The Jesuit Curia in Rome. | Mar 28, 2014 | ||
| Article revised to mention the election of the first Jesuit pope, Francis I, in 2013. | Mar 15, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - The Society of Jesus. | Jul 22, 2010 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ohio History Central - Jesuits. | Jul 22, 2010 | ||
| Add new Web site: HistoryWorld - History of the Jesuits. | Jul 22, 2010 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 28, 2009 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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