In his letter, the Holy Father expressed his closeness with those “who dwell in the lands of which the Scriptures speak most ...

Easter, the principal festival of the Christian church year, celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his Crucifixion. The origins of Easter date to the beginnings of ...

How inestimable is the tenderness of Your Love! We pray You, Lord, to preserve Your servants in the peaceful enjoyment of this Easter happiness. We ask this through Jesus Christ Our Lord ...

If it's your turn to say the Thanksgiving prayer, then we've got you covered. From Bible verses to poems, these Thanksgiving ... Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, A Book of Blessings ...

Celebrated on the Sunday after Easter. This chaplet to the Holy Infant owes its origin ... At the end of this sequence, the following poem-prayer is recited. If miracles thou vain would see; Lo, error ...

During the Reformation (1517-1648), the idea of Mary as intercessor fell out of favor with Protestants, who advocated going straight to God in prayer. But Mary gained millions of new Catholic ...

Due to the Orthodox reliance on the older Julian calendar and Catholic ... Easter Sunday, despite usually going on different dates. Both faiths hold Holy Saturday vigils to welcome Resurrection ...

One of my strongest poetry memories took place at a black-tie dinner at the Library of Congress where George W. Bush introduced his wife Laura with a poem. He explained that she had been away on a ...

Tito Edwards Tito Edwards manages Catholic websites for the new evangelization that Pope John Paul II and then Pope Benedict XVI asked for in the third millennium. After a lifetime of living a ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake had assured the Catholic Church that an impartial investigation into the Easter Sunday attacks would be conducted, according to Rev. Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando, ...

The recitation of Shahadah symbolizes the acceptance of the Islamic faith, and it is also recited during daily prayers. 2) Salah (ritual prayer) Salah or ritual prayer is an essential aspect of ...

Pope Francis this week expelled 10 members from a Catholic movement in Peru following ... for God” who would protect Christianity through prayer, good works and community life.