The stunning news that a soon-to-be-saint was excommunicated for urging the church to take action against a sex offender is a reminder of the virulence of the crimes of clerical abuse.

An excerpt from ‘The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything,’ by Father James Martin

St. Vianney spent upwards of 12 to 13 hours a day in the confessional. I once mentioned that in a lecture in a large parish and one young man immediately raised his hand and said, “Why, what did he do?”

Three former general assistants consider Father Arrupe's legacy.

The story of the rowdy young man who was martyred for refusing to obey Hitler.