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.

The Vatican’s Synod on Synodality was nothing like papal gatherings of cinematic lore, but it clearly reflects Francis’s view ...

The meeting of the USCCB will be the first chance for the bishops to talk and plan after the October synod of bishops and the ...

On the eve of Tuesday’s election, RealClearPolitics posted a striking number. Its composite average of presidential polls ...

DONALD TRUMP is to return to the White House as the 47th President of the United States. Early analysis of exit polls for the ...