Two women in Southern California are starting what they hope will become a national novena for the victims of the wildfires there, including seven families at their Catholic school who have lost ...

Advent Novena Shutterstock Starting on St. Andrew's Feast day, November 30, the following beautiful prayer is traditionally recited fifteen times a day until Christmas.

or prayer- song of incomparable beauty called "Let the Heavens Be Glad." The canticle is sung after the seven major prophecies and makes a fitting antiphon for the Scripture readings of the day. The ...

This novena is a nine-day prayer, recalling the nine days that the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Apostles spent in prayer between Ascension Thursday and Pentecost Sunday. When Christ ascended into ...

At present, almost 90 per cent of all primary schools have a Catholic ethos and approximately ... “We certainly didn’t cancel Christmas,” says Kelly. “We would never have done carol ...

Archbishop Broglio urged the U.S. and the faithful to support Catholic charity and relief organizations. “We all turn to the Lord in prayer that families suffering from the sudden withdrawal of ...

MEGHALAYA, India (RNS) — Eight days before Christmas ... songs, prayers and readings at church. They visit villages to form deeper ties with the community and take part in Catholic retreats.

It also said the pope had received Communion, a central part of Catholic worship, and had then "alternated his rest between prayer and reading". Gemelli hospital, Rome's largest, has a special ...

Salah, meaning ‘prayer’ or ‘supplication’, is also known as Namaz among non-Arab Muslims. Salah is one of the five pillars of Islam, which form the core beliefs and practices of the religion.

Tough guy Rocky Sullivan (James Cagney) and Catholic priest Jerry Connolly (Pat ... Connolly offers up a silent prayer of thanks when his friend “dies yellow”. I.G. 18 Mary Magdalene (2018 ...

As the third anniversary of the war in Ukraine approaches Feb. 24, the Knights of Columbus called for prayers " for hope for ...