The breviary, or the liturgical book containing the Liturgy of the Hours, is seen in this illustration photo. (CNS photo/Bob Roller) Another busy day: Zooms, meetings, emails and two Masses. I ...

However, this is not a common or dangerous problem. Christmas tree farms take precautions to prevent "harmless hitchhikers." By one estimate, only 1 in 100,000 Christmas trees has a post-harvest pest.

Newfound nerve cells in the insects’ brains play a role in depth perception A praying mantis depends on precision targeting when hunting insects. Now, scientists have identified nerve cells that help ...

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ʻalayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger. If ...

Facebook has only recently started allowing anonymous posts and comments, and several groups I’m a member of are taking it hard. Is it good or bad for the group to let people post without revealing ...

Another widely accepted indicator of religious commitment is daily prayer. Pew Research Center has collected data on frequency of prayer in 84 countries. In 40 of those countries, there is no ...

“I found what looks like some sort of cocoon or egg sac on my sedum stalks during my fall cleanup. Can you identify it?” asks Birds & Blooms reader Julie Schmitt of Juda, Wisconsin. Experts Kenn and ...

Billy Ray Cyrus is sending a message amid the back-and-forth family drama surrounding his health. “Sunday callin. Giving thanks for the California Rain,” Cyrus, 63, wrote via YouTube Shorts on Sunday, ...

A bus driver in Russia's Far Eastern city of Khabarovsk was investigated last month after he prayed at a bus terminal while passengers waited inside the vehicle. The man, believed to be a Central ...