Aside from the time of mourning, the month of November, including especially All Saints' day and All Souls' day, is a traditional time for visiting graves, as is the anniversary of death.

The Vigil of All Saints is an adaptation of this ancient practice, using the canonical office of Compline at the end. O Sacrum Convivium (”O Sacred Banquet”) - opening prayer said before all ...

The New York Times editorial board is defending the core claims of trans activists and decrying the EOs as cruel ...

Area religious leaders gathered Jan. 22 for an ecumenical prayer service at St. Bernadette Church in Springfield, for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, a global ecumenical observance ...

St. Anthony was born in Portugal in the late 12th century. He’s one of the patron saints of marriage, particularly in his ...

Praying to saints, and particularly St ... The big difference between a Protestant and Catholic interpretation of these passages about intercession is that Protestants believe that “For there is one ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. All Saints’ Day is a day when many may receive a gift or special words of encouragement from others. Those whose name coincides with a ...

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is celebrated globally from Jan. 18-25 each year. The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is widely celebrated by Christians of many traditions and denominations, ...

One vote each. The problem with having a single vote is that the policies of any single party, platform or candidate seldom align perfectly with Catholic social teaching.

Recalling Abraham Lincoln at his second inaugural, ‘with malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the ... this inauguration day.” The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops did not ...