In Mexico, families typically visit the graves of their loved ones to clean them, light candles, and bring food, drinks, and ...

We do the poor souls a great kindness by our prayers and pious acts to help speed them on their journey to Paradise.

A historic Catholic cemetery dating back to the Civil War has a new space to provide a final resting place for more than ...

All Saints’ Day, also known as All Hallows’ Day, the Feast of All Saints, the Feast of All Hallows, the Solemnity of All Saints and Hallowmas, is a Christian solemnity celebrated in honor of all the ...

Here are prayers prepared by the Catholic Church for Filipinos who will visit cemeteries on All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ ...

ROME (CNS) -- Pope Francis prayed at the graves of children and of miscarried babies on the feast of All Souls ... day, he said, and those who have fallen asleep in the Lord will join him in the ...

We pause to bless this number 4, and this plaque which will remain forever a sign of our love for Harry and the beauty of the ...

Bishop Robert Brennan, head of the Diocese of Brooklyn, led All Souls Day Mass on Saturday, Nov. 2, at Mount St. Mary ...

To help purify the souls in purgatory, Catholics offer prayers, sacrifices, and acts of charity on their behalf. Even if ...

However, one significant holiday for many Christians falls at the very start of November—All Saints' Day. Every fall, ...

All Souls' Day, observed on November 2, is a Christian tradition to pray for the faithful departed in purgatory. Celebrations ...

As part of commemorating the faithful departed on All Souls’ Day, Nov. 2 — traditionally known in countries like Mexico as the Day of the Dead — it’s common for people to go to cemeteries ...