The Church prays for the dead, and this prayer says much about the reality of the Church itself. It says that the Church continues to live in the hope of eternal life.

O Jesus, our great High Priest, hear my humble prayers on behalf of your priests ... and show them that they are needed by the Church; they are needed by souls; they are needed for the work ...

Below, we have collected some of our favorite New Year's prayers, from short blessings you can share on social media to longer traditional prayers you can use for morning prayers throughout January.

A prayer group ... to close the 13th-century church due to the order’s diminishing numbers, the age of its members and the “unrealistic” cost of ongoing opening and maintenance of the ...

Wedding Anniversary Mass recognizes couples as ‘Pilgrims of Hope’ on their sacred journey ...

The Tulsa City Council is doing away with the opening invocation prayer after controversy sparked last year. Instead of an opening invocation, the council will now open their meeting with a moment of ...

Two prayer vigils for 12-year-old Leo Ross have taken place at churches in Birmingham. Hundreds attended the services at Christ Church in Yardley Wood and St Peter's Church in nearby Hall Green.

Pope Francis was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital this morning for treatment for the bronchitis that he has had for more ...

Participants read each prayer for the canonical hour from a book of liturgy, the Roman Rite. Each prayer combines psalms, hymns, and statements from church tradition. Laud prayers are particularly ...

The Tulsa City Council is doing away with the opening invocation prayer after controversy sparked last year. Instead of an opening invocation, the council will now open their meeting with a moment ...

Those of Sephardic descent are requested to recite the prayer, "E-l hai, open the stores of the Heavens," while opening the Holy Ark on Mondays, Thursdays, and Shabbat (Saturday). Those of ...

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.