Ancient records help test climate change

AP Photo: One of 13 diaries by Brother Josef, inscribed from 1671 to 1704."EINSIEDELN, Switzerland - A librarian at this 10th century monastery leads a visitor beneath the vaulted ceilings of the archive...

Puffing on a prayer, Church fights to legalize pot

This is one of the best things I've heard coming from a religious party in a long time and I must say quite creative way to legalize pot...I have a lot of friends who seem to be part of the religion. I do live...

Fringe Catholics defy 'sacrament' by ordaining women

"Calling it a defiance of an unbreakable Catholic "sacrament," the Vatican is distancing itself from a Toronto ceremony in which five women and a married man were ordained as priests and deacons.The Roman Catholic...

Pine Trees Know When It’s Easter

Ever noticed the Pine tree crosses on Easter Sunday? Pine trees start their new growth in the weeks before Easter. If you look at the tops of the Pine trees two weeks before, you’ll see the yellow shoots. As the days get close to Easter Sunday, the tallest shoot will...
 

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