Praying for the dead has always been a part of the Church’s life. We do well to add our prayers and sacrifices to those that ...

Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America resource “Prayer ...

Catholics are required to attend Mass every Sunday and on specific holy days of obligation. In 2026, one of those days also ...

Every year, as we start November, I fill our prayer basket with slips of paper. Each one has the name of someone we know who ...

"Those who hunger and thirst for justice, practice mercy and pursue peace are the ones who most closely embody the holiness ...

All of November, we pray for the souls of those in Purgatory, which is everyone who isn’t already a saint, not dead, or didn’t accept God’s friendship in this lifetime at the moment of judgment. We ...

I have to begin by saying that this is, as far as I can tell, the first time I have ever preached a normal homily on All Souls’ Day, because it is the first time I have ever observed it on a Sunday.

Undoubtedly all of the saints and angels are already fervently praying for the cardinals. Nevertheless, it makes sense to call particularly on these five. According to tradition, and noted by St.

On All Souls' Day, or the Commemoration of the Faithful Departed, the universal church prays for the souls of all those in ...