Castle News

Halloween packs a more spooktacular punch this year for several reasons. First, it's on a Saturday, so you have all day to get freaky.

Festivals aren't just for people. Paws in the Park celebrates four-legged family members everywhere from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday at RiverWalk Crossing in Jenks.

Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday that all of Europe - and not only this ex-communist country - must acknowledge its Christian heritage as it copes with rising immigration from other cultures and religions.

Pope Benedict XVI criticized the communist era's fierce religious persecution Saturday as he began a three-day pilgrimage to the Czech Republic, and urged the heavily secular nation to rediscover its Christian roots.

Pope Benedict XVI is going to the heart of central Europe 20 years after the fall of communism ended restrictions on religion.

An exhibition has opened at the Prague Castle to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of rabbi Yehudav Loew, one of the greatest Jewish scholars and philosophers.

High winds delayed her April Fools departure. A day later, with cheering onlookers crowded into and on top of every available space, the largest moving manmade object in the world left her birthplace in Belfast, Ireland.

Democrats are certainly taking home an almost unexpected win to a July 4th break, as they muscled a global warming bill through the House on a 219-212 vote.

Want something cool to do on a hot day? When the sun is blistering and the humidity is oppressive, get a glass of cold lemonade, go to your computer, and take a look at the fabulous Emerald Isle of Ireland on Google Earth.

Today is Wednesday, June 17, the 168th day of 2009. There are 197 days left in the year.