Pope for only 33 days, John Paul I is known both as "The Smiling Pope" and "The Forgotten Pope." On Sept. 4, he will be beatified. What were his life and papacy like?

The revival of a 1964 musical is stumbling a bit—but then, the original had its own troubles.

Last year, the Jesuits pledged to raise $100 million to support the work of the Descendants Truth and Reconciliation Foundation. Yet, according to Joseph M. Stewart, the president of the foundation, progress has been far too slow.

A violent assault on a famous author revives an ugly history: the fatwa against Salman Rushdie.

America's editors shy away from endorsing political candidates—but J.F.K. proved a hard case, both during his life and in the decades since.

Markus Friedrich is passionate about Jesuit history—how it is studied, how it should not be studied and about its larger importance today.