The earliest inscription that declared Jesus is God was discovered on a mosaic during the expansion of a high-security prison ...

The Catholic Church set the day apart for intercession for the souls in Purgatory, when prayers and masses were offered for their release from the suffering ...

The Church prays for the dead, and this prayer says much about the reality of the Church itself. It says that the Church continues to live in the hope of eternal life. Prayer for the dead is ...

Rene Bunsoy, 58, has never prayed for the dead in his nearly three decades of being a pastor. Although it seemed out of the ...

Father Dermot Preston presents from the ruins of Byland Abbey. The service is all about Saints, Souls & Spirits; Byland is a ...

I wished to greet the Virgen de los Desamparados,” the pope told the crowds of pilgrims at the Vatican after placing a white ...

But one day later, Christians in many countries around the world are ... to celebrate Mass and lead prayers for the dead. The ...

Tis better to buy a small bouquet and give to your friend this very day, than a bushel of roses white and red to lay on his coffin after he's dead.” “Do not resent growing old. Many are denied ...

Because of the Christian’s fundamental belief in Christ’s resurrection from the dead, he rightly hopes for the future resurrection ... the Christian community keeps watch with the family in prayer to ...

Indigenous Christians face difficulties in burying their dead because of their faith in a central Indian state, according to Church leaders. “It is really painful to see villagers create obstacles in ...

But one day later, Christians in many countries around ... to celebrate Mass and lead prayers for the dead. The pope visited the same cemetery in 2018, stopping to pray in an area dedicated ...