Author Suzanne Collins released the first book in the Hunger Games series in 2008, creating a franchise that continues to ...

From Hello Kitty to Pikachu, the country changed what the world considers adorable. But do these characters represent joy — ...

Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Francis loved soccer and tango, once worked as a bar doorman and was known to shun the pomp of ...

Dan Barnett teaches philosophy at Butte College. Send review requests to dbarnett99@me.com. Columns archived at ...

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My reflections on the papacy of Pope Francis, who died at the age of 88 April 21, are intertwined with experiences of prayer.

I wanted to make a point of placing the monsters within the daily life of Tokyo,” says the photographer Tess Ayano, who spent ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear ...

On characteristically short notice, Prince invited me here to report what we intend to be his seventh Rolling Stone cover ...

Some embrace it as a powerful and genuine move of God, while others argue that it is unbiblical or even demonic.

New paths and processes However, Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, likely would not have wanted the concept of “first ...