On All Souls’ Day, the Catholic Church remembers all those who have died and prays for them in a particular way. But why do Catholics pray for the souls of the dead — not only on Nov. 2 but also on ...

As a kid, as an unwilling accomplice, during these annual rituals there wasn’t much for me to do except find the shade of a nearby tree and listen with the bored disinterest of a designated witness to ...

As a Normandy basilica is restored, the Shrine of Our Lady of Montligeon sees more pilgrims seeking hope — especially young ...

COMMENTARY: The Catholic faith does not believe everyone who dies goes to heaven. It does believe that the dead may need our help and that our prayers and sacrifices can indeed help them. Because the ...

As Christians visit cemeteries on the feast of All Souls and remember their loved ones who have died, they do so with faith that at the end of this life they will be together again with the Lord, Pope ...

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 Jesus, and ...

Pope Francis celebrated a Mass for deceased cardinals and bishops in St. Peter’s Basilica on Monday morning, saying they were “shepherds and models for the Lord’s flock” who loved the Church in their ...

Vice President J.D. Vance dedicated time out of his speech on Thursday to pray for the two children who tragically died at the hands of a transgender shooter in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Robin Westman, ...

On a Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery, graves of the fallen stretch in rows to the horizon. (Carol M. Highsmith/Library of Congress) By the Sunday before Memorial Day my father would ...