People love yoga. People love the spirituality of St. Ignatius Loyola. Mash the two together, and you have created a nice, marketable concept that can sweep a bundle of folks into the arms of the Lord and/or the Society of Jesus.

The sainthood cause of Jesuit Father Pedro Arrupe was formally opened in Rome at the Basilica of St. John Lateran Feb. 5, the 28th anniversary of Father Arrupe's death.

Most of what we know about saints—from the most beloved to the most obscure—comes from the little-known Bollandist Society.

The announcement was made from the Jesuit headquarters in Rome in a press communiqué released on Jan. 30.

In 1983, Sri Lanka descended into a bitter and prolonged ethnic conflict. Harry Miller, S.J., then almost 60, was thrust into a new role as witness, advocate, intermediary and protector not only for his students but for anyone in Batticaloa who sought his help.

Included on the list is John T. Ryan, S.J., who from 1989 to 1994 was an associate editor for development at America.