MANILA, Philippines — When a person dies, no prayers of intercession can change his final outcome. Rene Bunsoy, 58, has never prayed for the dead in his nearly three decades of being a pastor.

Pope Francis encouraged Catholics to pray for the dead and remember Christ’s promise of the resurrection at a Mass offered Thursday for the souls of cardinals and bishops who died in the past year.

the Reformers opened up a yawning gap between the dead and the living. To pray for the dead was presumptuous, a vain attempt to subvert God’s sovereign justice. In England, this aspect of Reformed ...

She noted that this tradition offers “a time to connect with one’s spiritual life and with prayer.” The expert assured that “it’s healthy to continue visiting our dead at their graves ...

Shreveport's Forest Park Cemeteries will celebrate All Souls' Day with Blessing of the Graves observances on Sunday.

“Catholics pray for the dead so they may attain the light, eternal life with our Lord Jesus Christ,” said Father Jean Henri Kouamé Djé, a priest from the Archdiocese of Abidjan in Ivory ...

For All Souls’ Day on Nov. 2, Francis will continue his custom of holding a Mass in a local cemetery to pray for the dead, especially the holy souls in purgatory. Pope Francis says Mass for All ...

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Father David Rivera speaks during a Mass held for All Souls’ Day at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Hammonton, November ...