According to tradition, a part of the Holy Cross was discovered by the mother of the emperor Constantine, St. Helen, on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem in 326. A fifth century account describes this ...

One of the co-chairs represents the Democratic Party and the other represents the Republican Party. Last week, reports started making rounds online about how the Trump administration could cut ...

These scenes from the Way of the Cross have provided inspiration for many of the world's greatest works of visual art. During Lent or Holy Week most parishes have a service of Stations at least once.

Dr. Artis said. "It also exemplifies the power of multidisciplinary collaboration in driving microbiome science toward deeper molecular understanding of host-microbe interactions." This discovery ...

A test cross is a way to explore the genotpye of an organism. Early use of the test cross was as an experimental mating test used to determine what alleles are present in the genotype. An organism ...

This Sung Eucharist commemorates the Last Supper, where Jesus broke bread with his disciples, and washed their feet as a sign of humility. What is Maundy Thursday? Discover why we celebrate the ...

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Ever since the discovery of organic molecules in a meteorite that landed in Australia about half a century ago, scientists have been tantalized by the possibility that the building blocks of life ...

A research team at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) has identified a previously unknown enzyme, SIRT2, that plays a key role in memory loss associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD).

Quirk: It was devised to distribute Holy Water at temples, because "people were taking more Holy Water than they were paying for," Humphrey says. Date: Third century B.C. How it works: Two pistons ...