Prayer for the dead is almost a battle with the reality of death and destruction that weighs down upon the earthly existence of man. This is and remains a particular revelation of the Resurrection.

Furthermore, one day of the week is set aside for prayers for the dead -Saturday, on which it is customary to have a service for the dead, unless it coincides with a feast, if such is to be served on ...

Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime celebrated the eighth Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on Saturday. Francis urged ‘heart and ...

“Wow” — shevach in Hebrew, or praiseworthiness — is about God’s awesomeness. Rabbi Spodek said he spends a minute or two ...

They are parishioners at St. Simon and Jude Church in West Jefferson. Three words were uttered by Pope Francis throughout his pontificate: “Please pray for me.” He first spoke these words from the ...

To pray for the dead means, therefore, to love those who have died, and that is what we are doing now for Pope Francis,” ...

As the faithful are urged to pray for the Holy Father, the guidelines with these temporary changes were disseminated by the Commission on Worship. "On the days Mass for the Dead is permitted: on ...

A man drove an SUV into crowds attending the Filipino community’s Lapu-Lapu Day Block Party in Vancouver, killing at least 11 people and injuring more than 20 others.