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Once considered revolutionary, his notion of empathy and advocacy for the poor has become a central tenet of Catholic social teaching.

A cultural historian, he was dismissed by Stanford over his opposition to the Vietnam War, a stance that became a cause célèbre of academic freedom.

A cultural historian, he was fired by Stanford University in 1972 over an anti-Vietnam War speech that became a cause célèbre of academic freedom.

In that 1970 book and others, he wrote of history and apocalyptic predictions based on biblical interpretations and actual events of the time.

In that 1970 book and others, he wrote of history and apocalyptic predictions based on biblical interpretations and actual events of the time.

These spine-tingling thrillers involve talking animals, vampires and zombies, supernatural monsters and serial killers.

The South Korean author, best known for “The Vegetarian,” is the first writer from her country to receive the prestigious award.

The South Korean author, best known for “The Vegetarian,” is the first writer from her country to receive the prestigious award.

His new book, “There’s Always This Year,” is a meditation on beauty, grief and mortality through the lens of basketball and Columbus, Ohio.

He displayed some 10,000 cat-themed artifacts at the American Museum of the House Cat in North Carolina, which welcomed several thousand people a year.