John Neumann wished to study for the priesthood but his local diocese already had a surfeit of priests. Consequently, he departed for America, where he was accepted at a seminary in New York.

In 1987 Brazilian union organizer Chico Mendez was given a U.N. award for environmental work. It was not enough to protect his life.

Srs Alicia Domon and Léonie Duquet were among thousands of civilians killed from 1976 to 1983 by the military in Argentina.

In his life as a monk Thomas Merton was constantly challenged to go deeper into the heart of his vocation.

At 16, Johann Baptist Metz saw his army unit die in an air strike. The lessons of war and Hitler’s rise formed his work as a theologian.