Cardinal Vincent Nichols and the other bishops of England and Wales are encouraging all to join them as they pause for an hour in the middle of their autumn plenary meeting, on Wednesday 13 November, ...

Memorial of the apostles Simon the Canaanite, called the Zealot, and Judas surnamed Thaddeus.Reading of the Word of GodAlleluia, alleluia, alleluiaIf we die with him, we shall live with him,if with ...

Fr. James Martin shares his five insights from the synod's final document, just approved by Pope Francis and published by the ...

You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world. O Fountain of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy, cover the whole world and ...

This is Viaticum, food for the journey. Members of the local Church may wish to join the family in a vigil of prayer. After the person's death, the family is encouraged to continue in prayer ...

As part of commemorating the faithful departed on All Souls’ Day, Nov. 2 — traditionally known in countries like Mexico as ...

When Aretha Franklin crooned the words "I'll say a little prayer for you" in the hit 1960s song she probably didn't imagine that the soulful pledge would become the stuff of serious science.

In Islam, it is considered important to call Adhan before each prayer. Ablution, also known as Wudu, is the Islamic procedure for cleansing certain parts of the body. It is a type of ritual ...

(AP Video: Alicia Leon Perea) During his Sunday Angelus prayer, Pope Francis called for all wars to be “banished” and ...