fades somewhat in the second half of the book. The years of Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Jesuit provincial and bishop in Argentina, particularly during the dictatorship, are glossed over too quickly.

About the book: This volume provides a rare glimpse into the spiritual and practical preparation of Jesuit missionaries in the 17th and 18th centuries. Interview with the Missionary features critical ...

Manu Pillai’s latest book, Gods, Guns and Missionaries traces the making of the modern Hindu identity under the influence of colonialism. In this interview, he speaks about the Hindu-Christian ...

Rahul Gandhi, who announced the launch of the white T-shirt movement, asked the youth and the working class people to join his movement via a website link or a missed call. Listen to Story Rahul ...

Since then, she’s written essays, a memoir and a children’s book. Now, after 12 years, her long-awaited fourth novel, “Dream Count,” arrives. It tells the story of four women — a ...

According to Church statistics, there are around 75,000 Catholics in Cambodia. Further reading: Jesuit center gives new future to Cambodia's disabled Gaspar da Cruz, a Portuguese friar of the ...

In the literary world, this year is shaping up to be a good one for fans of cultural criticism: There are new books about Better Call Saul and biographies of James Gandolfini and Lorne Michaels on ...

Following up on a tip by a 17th century Jesuit monk, researchers discover an Inca tunnel network under Cusco. (photo credit: OJUP. Via Shutterstock) Archaeologists in Peru find a hidden Inca ...