As an example of Catholicism at work in a grittily multicultural area, take the Jesuit church in Stamford Hill in north London, where Hasidic Jews have been joined by Hispanic and Slavic newcomers.
Wine Tour Urbano currently takes place in the historic Monserrat district, offering tour participants the opportunity to taste velvety pinot noirs by a Patagonian winery in the lantern-lit cloisters of a 1700s Jesuit church or rich malbecs by a Mendoza bodega at a frescoed, 19th-century pharmacy.
Argentina's northern province of Misiones, named for the settlements established during Spanish colonial times by the Catholic Church's Jesuit order, juts like a finger far into Brazil and Paraguay.
It was the understated beginning of a papacy that church observers might expect from his Jesuit order, which is known for promoting education and working closely with the poor.
But lurking beneath the surface are pressing concerns that threaten to dog Jorge Mario Bergoglio from his time as Jesuit superior and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church in Argentina.
"Certainly there will be continuity in the teaching of the church, " said Father Fessio, a Jesuit and former student of Benedict XVI.
"Certainly there will be continuity in the teaching of the church, " said Rev Joseph Fessio, a Jesuit and former student of Benedict XVI.
Now, a Latin American Jesuit has been elected head of the 1.2-billion strong Catholic Church.
Linda Walsh - a grandmother from Texas - said she was glad a Jesuit who had taken a vow of poverty had been chosen to lead the Church.
His words came in his first meeting with the media since he became the only Jesuit and first Latin American to be chosen as leader of the Roman Catholic Church three days ago.
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One unexpected factor is that the new Pope is a Jesuit, a member of perhaps the most powerful and experienced religious order of the Catholic Church.
My recent post on the election of the first Jesuit pope was warmly received, but there was some criticism of my suggestion that the Church needs to change otherwise it will lose many faithful adherents.
Lombardi, also a Jesuit, said he was particularly stunned by the election given that Jesuits typically shun positions of authority in the church, instead offering their work in service to those in power.
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