Pedro Arrupe. The Spanish Jesuit who led the Society of Jesus from 1965 to 1983 Photo: Jesuits

After just four months as bishop of Detroit, the new bishop dismisses three beloved professors from the local seminary

Though the archdiocese has offered no official reason for the terminations—citing longstanding policies against commenting on personnel matters—many observers see the move as a deliberate shift away from the conservative theological roots that helped shape Sacred Heart into a flagship institution during the papacies of John Paul II and Benedict XVI.

The perils of polarization

The post-communist Catholic leadership of Poland has also made its share of blunders, fueling the fears of the secular left that a publicly engaged Polish Catholicism would create something like Franco’s authoritarian Spain