On November 2, the Catholic Church commemorates the faithful departed. Praying for the dead is an ancient tradition, asking ...

EVERY Christian is called to holiness,” Fr Michael My Van Tran said at Mass this morning at St Stephen’s Cathedral. “It is a ...

We seek to find the inner light of each one and thus turn on new lights, to leave the paths illuminated, so as not to walk blindly and alone. It is having a real awareness of our actions, that our ...

grant victory to the faithful over their adversaries. And protect Your commonwealth, by the power of Your Cross. The Feast of the Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross is ...

The Church prays for the dead, and this prayer says much about the reality ... May his (her) soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

In response to Pope Francis’ call for a Day of Prayer and Fasting on October 7, the Church of the Divine Mercy (CDM) invited ...

PANJIM: Roman Catholics observe All Souls’ Day on Saturday. On this day they pray for all the faithful departed, who are believed to be in purgatory, because th ...

After the prayer of blessing, the celebrant sprinkles those present with holy water, as a suitable song is sung; as circumstances suggest, he may first say the following words: ...

Calling to mind the invitation for the faithful to participate in a day of prayer and fasting on Oct. 7 from the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Archbishop Broglio ...

The “Poor, meek, merciful, hungry and thirsty for justice, peacemakers [. . .] are incapable of remaining indifferent to the ...

In his message for World Mission Day 2024 which falls on October 20, Pope Francis has emphasised the Church’s mission to ...