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Basque Passionist Jesús María Aristín, named Apostolic Vicar of Yurimaguas

Jesús Mariía Aristín Vicario Apostolico de Yurimaguas
You don't have to dig too deep into the blog to discover our weakness for the Basque Passionists who, since 1913, that's over a...

Coming Up on 100 Years of the Extraordinary Work of the...

Padres Pasionistas. Navegando por los ríos de la Amazonía peruana
Our regular readers will know yours truly has a great deal of fondness and admiration for the Passionist Fathers who set up in the Basque...

120 years of the birth of Martín Elorza, a key figure...

Moseñor Elorza (izquierda), un joven Miguel irizar , el que luego sería obispo de Yurimaguas (derecha). en el centro el  padre Andrés Asenjo, uno de los primeros pasionistas que llegaron a la selva peruana
A few months ago, we brought you a blog entry on the epic work of the Basque Passionists in the Peruvian Amazon jungle, heroic...

Interview with Jesús María Aristín, Bishop of Yurimaguas. The epic...

106 años de presencia de Pasionistas vascos en la Amazonía peruana
A few weeks ago, we dedicated a detailed article to the amazing feats of the Basques in the Peruvian Amazonia.  It was not a...

Passionists in Peru: more than 100 epic years in Amazonia

12 pasionistas vascos en la selva del Perú. 1913
This article was translated by John R. Bopp It's hard for us to talk about the Passionist Fathers without being overwhelmed by a mixture of feelings:...

Begoña Iñarra: Basque, chemist, missionary, and determined in her fight against...

Begoña Iñarra misionera en africa
This article was translated by John R. Bopp Global Sisters Report is, as they define themselves, "a website for information about Catholic sisters and the critical problems...

A Basque from Bergara has just been made a member of...

Nombramiento del padre jesuita Luis Ugalde como como Individuo de Numero de la Academia Nacional de la Historia de Venezuela
This article was translated by John R. Bopp On Thursday, January 25, a celebration was held at the Paraninfo at the Caracas Palace of the Academies...

Hilarión Sarrionandia: the Basque who wrote the first grammar of the...

Pedro Hilarión Sarrionandia Linaza
This article was translated by John R. Bopp The land of Rif, where the Riffians live, in modern-day Morocco, is a land of sad memories for...

Georgetown University: St. Ignatius of Loyola, the “patron saint” of modern...

San Ignacio de Loiola
  This article was translated by John R. Bopp Paul Almeida just became the Dean of the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business in August.  This Jesuit...

The Bishop Emeritus of Huaraz, Peru, Basque José Ramón Curruchaga Ezama,...

This article was translated by John R. Bopp Monsignor José Ramón Gurruchaga Ezama, Basque, Salesian, missionary, committed to the poor, bishop emeritus of Huaraz, and the...