A small, wooden diorama found in an ancient Egyptian tomb reflects the importance of grain in an agricultural society.

A few weeks ago, a friend from Loudonville asked what my favorite early flowering plant was? Answering that question is like answering the question, “Who is my favorite child?” Honestly, I love all ...

Weekly sermon summaries for local and area churches.

On Sunday, many of the Christian faithful celebrated the Festival of the Presentation of Our Lord, which marks the end of the ...

With perfect timing, the sun shone this year for the festival of Candlemas. After what seemed like endless grey, cold and wet January days, the ...

The Madras High Court has pulled up the SIT for harassing journalists over the Anna University FIR leak. The court questioned why police officers were not being investigated instead of reporters.

“Another Simple Favor,” Paul Feig’s sequel to his 2018 noir comedy starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively, will open the SXSW Film and TV Festival. Organizers of the Austin, Texas, festival ...

“So, to be prophetic is to be inspired by God. They (Simeon and Anna) spent their time fasting and praying and then they looked at their past experiences, see what was happening at their time and ...

The presentation of Jesus in the temple of Jerusalem shows that God's closeness to humanity is not confined to a place of worship but is manifested in his living among people, Pope Francis said.

THIS Sunday is the great Christian feast day of Candlemas. It is one of the oldest feasts of the church — we have an account of its celebration in Jerusalem in 380 — and yet these days it isn’t very ...