"To those who have been far away from the sacrament of Reconciliation and forgiving love, I make this appeal: Come back to this source of grace; do not be afraid! Christ himself is waiting for you. He ...

When was my last good Confession? Did I receive Communion or other sacraments while in the state of mortal sin? Did I intentionally fail to confess some mortal sin in my previous Confession? Did I ...

A University of Iowa student’s research is exploring new hormone therapies for uterine cancer. Five new progestins have shown more promise in lab tests than current clinical drugs. Her research helped ...

Maternal circadian rhythms influence the health of infants. Cui, Xu and colleagues find that disruption of maternal rhythms impairs neonatal immune cell function and aggravates neonatal inflammatory ...

These “total monsters of fishes” are extinct today, though new clues about their lives come from CT scans and their closest living relatives: the big-eyed ratfish of the deep sea Strange fossils ...

Getting life insurance usually requires a medical exam so your provider gets a clearer picture of your health status. But some policies don't require an exam, including group life insurance and burial ...

Although maternal mortality is declining around the world, the United States is an exception. In 2018, the country’s rate of 17.4 deaths per 100,000 pregnancies put it last overall among ...

The fossil whorls were a mystery. In 1899, geologist Alexander Karpinsky described an odd spiral of teeth, the first known fossil of its kind, uncovered from the ancient rocks of Krasnoufimsk, Russia.