The U.S. bishops have asked the faithful to join in a nine-day prayer to Christ the King “for the freedom of the Church.” ...

Raising Christ from the dead, and raising us with Christ ... to pray in anticipation of their mission. In this "original novena," we continue to implore the Risen Lord to be the center of our ...

Residents of this town's Betis district started going to the nearby Betis Catholic Cemetery to clean the tombs of their department relatives and loved ...

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Public Affairs is encouraging Catholics across the country to take part in ...

In Ireland, it was once widely believed that the souls of the dead would return to their family home on All Souls’ Night and great care was taken to make sure they felt welcome. The Celtic ...

Being raised in Gulod has afforded me a front-row seat to some barrio customs about death. What seemed morbid and fearsome to ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Families gather by the tomb of their dearly departed, as they ...

Aaroniero is the Novena Espada (Number 9 ... "Respira", rapidly ages its victims until they're dead. Barragan embodies the ...

Some are even finding ways to change the conversation around death itself − and bringing life to spaces previously thought of only for the dead. The cemetery was "run down" when Tyler Cassidy ...

During the Day of the Dead celebrations that take place in late October and early November, Latin Americans honor their ...

The Bishops’ Committee for Religious Freedom, an office of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), is encouraging the faithful to participate in a novena ahead of the Solemnity of ...