The Rev. David Tracy, who died on April 29, was a monumental figure in American Catholicism, renowned as a teacher, scholar, writer and mentor to thousands of theologians.

The genre of the crime-solving priest or religious might be a niche one, but it's been around on the page and the screen for more than a century.

'America' is covering its 10th papal conclave this week—and while the technology has changed, the content remains much the same.

Mario Vargas Llosa's long literary life established him as a monumental figure in Spanish-language literature and Latin American history.

Pope Francis was a great lover of literature: He peppered his homilies, talks and even encyclicals with literary references from Dostoyevsky, Proust, Hopkins, Dante and more, and he also encouraged his flock to read broadly and often.

F. Scott Fitzgerald was not a favorite of America's editors for many years, but they all read 'Gatsby.' Everyone reads 'Gatsby.'