Japhy Ryder is the main character in Jack Kerouac's novel "The Dharma Bums." The book's based on the real-life experience of Beat Generation poet Gary Snyder, working as a "firewatcher" in the Pacific ...

Papal elections aren't always as dramatic as "Conclave," a new film starring Ralph Fiennes, but the history behind the ...

The conclave system may seem dramatic, but it was developed after centuries of outside interference and looting.