A subtype of bird flu caused by avian influenza A (H5) virus has been spreading worldwide in wild birds with a few outbreaks in poultry, dairy cows and other mammals across the United States ...

As temperatures plummet to below zero across Michigan this week, backyard bird enthusiasts who enjoy watching and feeding their feathered visitors may wonder how, or if, they can withstand the ...

Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, OP, concluded his term as archbishop of Vienna, Austria, on Wednesday, his 80th birthday, when Pope Francis accepted his resignation. Schönborn, a theologian who ...

With these words the newly created Philippine Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David y Siongco addressed Pope Francis after finding out that his name appeared among the new cardinals on the list for the ...

THAT'S AVAILABLE ONLINE AT THEIR WEBSITE. FAYETTEVILLE POLICE HAVE CONFIRMED ONE PERSON HAS DIED AFTER FALLING FROM A BALCONY AT CARDINAL APARTMENTS. POLICE SAY A BOY WAS FOUND ON THE GROUND ...

Cardinal Timothy Dolan put both his rhetorical gifts and his thorough knowledge of U.S. history to good use in giving the invocation at the 60th presidential inauguration. His public speaking ...

It comes as an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone was introduced in Northern Ireland on Saturday following three confirmed cases of bird flu in wild birds in three different countries. Since early ...

Cardinal Timothy Dolan of the Archdiocese of New York and Father Frank Mann of the Diocese of Brooklyn opened and closed the prayers of invocation and benediction, respectively, at the ...

An albino squirrel is a white squirrel with pink or blue eyes and no dark pigmentation on its body. This is due to a genetic condition that prevents the production of melanin, the pigment that ...

Vásquez spent the last 15 years serving the Austin Diocese. This announcement came at the same time Cardinal Daniel DiNardo resigned from the Archdiocese. Cardinal DiNardo turned 75 years old ...

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston and named as his successor Bishop Joe S. Vásquez of Austin, Texas. Cardinal DiNardo ...

In the era of bird flu, they say raw milk and raw pet food are bringing a dangerous virus with pandemic potential too close to people and pets. On Friday, the US Food and Drug Administration ...