Pope Francis belongs Jesuit is November 24th 5:02
The “Jesuit”, to which Pope Francis belongs, is one of the Catholic monks.
Nunkai is a community where believers live together, and there are several nuns depending on the purpose of establishment and field of activity.
Among them, the Jesuits are very familiar with Japan and were founded in 1534 by missionaries Francisco Xavier and others who first introduced Christianity to Japan. A male monk based in Rome, Japan has focused on not only missionary but educational development.
The Jesuit established Sophia University in Tokyo in 1913 after the Edo Shogunate's ban on the banned policy and the Meiji government lifted its ban on Christian missions.
Currently, there are approximately 20,000 members worldwide, and they are engaged in various service activities such as missions and prayers.