Pope Francis has entered his fourth week in the hospital with double pneumonia, increasingly handing off his day-to-day duties to cardinals as questions swirl about the near and long-term future of hi ...

Here are places around metro Phoenix to celebrate Fat Tuesday, including some events that take place later in the month, just in case you want to let the good times roll past the official holiday.

It still makes me smile every time I read it ... is the idea of the word made flesh: “There are moments when the body is as numinous / as words, days that are the good flesh continuing”.

A 90th birthday always calls for a celebration ... to do with the good authentic puttanesca as it does with owner Sergio Santonicola’s charming “old-fashioned” (her words) Italian manners.

On Saturday, the Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, took Francis' place to celebrate Mass for ... at least at that time, enjoying good health. “But this is, I repeat, a distant ...

Be it hard-won perspective from someone who knows, a tip for how to maintain your inner glow or a simple reassurance that it's all going to be OK, who doesn't need an encouraging word now and again?

Everyone remembers the childhood games of musical chairs and hot potato. This game combines the two for a fun wedding-style ...

If you say this to a loved one, you’ll communicate a deep sense of comfort and belonging. “It tells the person they’re more than just someone you care about—they’re your safe space and the person you ...

Of course, that must mean it was time to celebrate the 121st birthday of the ... When Kester read the word “A-choo!” because the dog in the story had sneezed, teacher Kelly Hunter said that ...

There’s a lot to celebrate every day ... With all of this good news going on in our community, The Standard Times has launched a new initiative to bring more of it to our readers.

Huntington Beach’s Central Library is turning 50 this year, and city leaders will commemorate the occasion by installing a controversial plaque that includes a variation of the phrase “Make ...