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ATS Accreditation
The Association of Theological Schools granted full accreditation to the Institute of Pastoral Studies.
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The IPS Aggiornamento Award Recipient - Yolande Wersching
On Friday August 26th, the IPS community gathered to celebrate and recognize Dr. Yolande Wersching as the recipient of the IPS Aggiornamento Award for her dedicated work and outstanding service to the faculty, staff and students of Loyola University Chicago. LEARN MORE -
“As long as you make trouble, it’s okay.” - Pope Francis
Pope Francis met leaders from IPS and the Hank Center at the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City on May 13, 2022. That meeting represented a transformative moment and an inflection point for the work with students in the Building Bridges North-South initiative.LEARN MORE -
IPS Awarded $1MM to Launch the Miguel Pro, S.J. Pastoral Protagonism Initiative
On the feast day of Blessed Miguel Pro, S.J. and with great Thanksgiving, we share exciting news: the Lilly Endowment has award $1MM to IPS to launch next year the “Miguel Pro, S.J. Iniciativa de Protagonismo Pastoral.” With interlocking projects that build on our credit and non-credit Spanish-language formation programs, the Miguel Pro Initiative will help IPS nurture and deepen mutually transformative relationships and serve increasing populations who face barriers to access formation for ministerial leadership, pastoral training, and spiritual guidance. Echoing Blessed Miguel Pro’s final words as he faced the firing squad in 1927: “Viva Cristo Rey!”LEARN MORE -
IPS New MASJ Concentration and Certificate
New MASJ – Social Enterprise Concentration and Social Justice and Social Enterprise CertificateLEARN MORE 
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IPS Aggiornamento Award Dr. Peter Gilmour 2014
Professor Emeritus Peter Gilmour is the 2014 Aggiormento Award winner for the Institute of Pastoral Studies at Loyola University Chicago. Gilmour has been involved in IPS since the program began in 1964, and recounts on his experiences in IPS and his time at Loyola. Watch Video
