As Rafael Alvarez takes a closer look at praying the rosary, he shares how the religious discipline – a slow, methodical meditation with prayer beads – brings him comfort, peace and insights ...

Prayer beads can be used by many religions, including Buddhists, Muslims and Christians, or anyone else looking for ways to mark off and keep track of prayers, or a meditative practice.

For centuries, experts were mystified by Gothic boxwood miniatures — intricate scenes carved into walnut-size spheres in the 1400s and 1500s. Now, high-resolution scans bring their detail to life.

Colorful beads adorn Tracy Aaker's wrist. Green stands for growth, blue for baptism, black for sin and red for Christ's blood. The 34-year-old Fargo woman made the bracelets to symbolize her faith.

Elaborate beads like the Wyvern example might also be worn on a woman’s belt or girdle, signaling both piety and wealth. Most prayer bead interiors reimagined familiar moments from the life of Christ, ...

The 14 display cases at Kennedy Space Center contain intensely personal mementoes and other items representing the astronauts who perished in the Challenger ...

Collect four Prayer Beads, and when you visit a Sculptor’s Idol, you can use the Enhance Physical Attributes menu item to combine them into a Prayer Necklace. Do that, and you’ll receive a 1 ...

The prayer beads are popular with non-Catholics who believe the rosaries are linked to Astros wins. “I don’t want the people to say Maria said if we pray then we can win. Maybe!

We often walk past temples, visit homes, or attend ceremonies in India and see beautiful, often mysterious symbols. From the ...

Traditionally, prayer beads are used by such religions as Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, and Hinduism, as a tangible form of prayer, held in the hands while reciting devotions. In their non ...

Islam uses prayer beads called "misbaha," sometimes called "the Muslim rosary." Hinduism calls its beads "mala," or garland. The exception is Judaism, which frowns upon the practice.