In an effort to bring Protestants back to the Catholic faith, the pope recognized what?

Pope recognized new order of priests called Jesuits.

Explanation:

St. Ignatius of Loyola, founded a Roman Catholic religious order called Jesuit, a member of the Society of Jesus noted for his theological, humanitarian, and missionary works. The community rapidly expanded, and quickly assumed a leading role in the preservation and restoration of Catholicism and to bring protestants back to the catholic faith. Many found the order the leading agent of the Counter-Reformation, and later it became a dominant figure in the reform of the church.