But while Catholics are called to pray for the dead – and while it’s a wonderful spiritual work of mercy to pray for living ...

Q: In my rosary group, I suggested we pray for all those experiencing feelings of hopelessness. My friend said that since ...

November is the Month of All Souls. We pray for the souls of all the faithful departed in purgatory. It makes sense for us to reflect on the doctrine of purgatory and its roots — and of our need to ...

The Traditional Irish Wake Highlights Importance of Praying for Departed Souls For all the clichés, the Catholic triduum of death, resting and resurrection is, at the heart, a traditional ritual of ...

The Vatican has extended the availability of certain plenary indulgences for the souls in Purgatory, amid concerns about avoiding large gatherings of people in churches or cemeteries and including ...

Speaking at Fairfax Memorial Park in Fairfax, northern Virginia, Arlington Bishop Michael Burbidge said in his All Souls’ Day homily that it is a “sacred duty” to pray for all the faithful departed.

The best and most effective thing a young Catholic man can do to express his manliness authentically is to attend daily Mass. Or so I will argue. But my argument depends upon seeing the Mass as an as ...

The 17,870-ton steamship Rossia wallowed in the fog at Marseilles’ rickety pier G. At her stern, a red flag hung limply in the November drizzle; on her funnel was the hammer and sickle.* Above the ...