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

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As a general rule, Methodists don’t practice what I think this question means by “veneration of the dead.” We remember our lost loved ones with love, celebrate their new home in heaven with ...

The history of Halloween goes back at least 2,000 years, to the Celtic pagan festival of Samhain (pronounced “sow-un”).

As we approach the anniversary of the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in Israel, ‘America’ takes a look back at our coverage of the ...

History shows humans have always acknowledged the existence of the supernatural and engaged in practices to worship or ...

A tribal confederation has emerged as one of the most vocal opponents of offshore wind energy in Oregon, suing the federal ...

The Church encourages us to pray for the dead since they may be in Purgatory needing our prayers. Praying for the dead is quite biblical. In the Book of Maccabees found in the Catholic and ...

Funerals, by and large, are not the sort of events one attends to hear something funny, unless the deceased had a sense of humor and wanted to play one last joke. However, there is something about the ...

From candlelight vigils and marigold altars to rituals and traditional dances, this mystical Mexican island features the best Day of the Dead celebrations.

Join Behringer-Crawford Museum for an unforgettable Day of the Dead celebration Sunday, October 13, from 2-4 p.m. The vibrant ...

FEATURE - Archbishop Stephen writes in today's Daily Express about the importance of the Lord's Prayer as a way to pray and a ...