Members of the local Church may wish to join the family in a vigil of prayer. After the person's death, the family is ... in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints ...

Catholics pray for the souls of the dead, rooted in scripture and tradition, to help them attain the beatific vision.

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.

Frequent in many death notices ... their own lives” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2283). The other day I slipped into a church to say some prayers. After my prayers in front of the Blessed ...

The Kennedy family is in mourning on Thursday following the death of Ethel Kennedy, the wife of U.S. Senator Robert F.

Perhaps long overdue, there has been a recent burgeoning of books and programs for parents suffering the loss of unborn or ...

The pope made the appeal Oct. 13 after leading the recitation of the Angelus prayer with visitors ... "A Christian on Death Row," written by American lay Catholic prison chaplain and licensed ...

“He answered our prayers, and prayers of those around the ... day — just weeks after her husband’s Oct. 31, 2023 death. “This has to be a miracle,” she recounted telling her in-laws ...

In the majestic Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington during an Oct. 16 Celebration of Life for Ethel Skakel ...

Chris Sanchez and Nathan Whitted forced a fourth-quarter fumble and DJ Overall scooped it up and scored from 49 yards out as ...

Catholic Mobilizing Network marked the World Day Against the Death Penalty with Pope Francis praising its work ...