FAIRFAX, Va. — Speaking at Fairfax Memorial Park in Fairfax, northern Virginia, Arlington Bishop Michael Burbidge said in his All Souls’ Day homily that it is a “sacred duty” to pray for all the ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Tuesday prayed before the tombs of deceased popes in the crypt beneath St. Peter’s Basilica. Francis visited the tombs after celebrating Mass for All Souls’ Day on Nov.

The typically quiet Tyler Rose Lawn Cemetery with occasional crow squawks filled with chatter and the sound of scrubbing brushes as Bishop Thomas K. Gorman Catholic School students cleaned grave ...

It’s All Souls Day — a day in which some Christians commemorate the faithful departed, mainly through prayer. Few topics, however, escalate among Christians as quickly as how to regard the dead. Some ...

As Filipinos remembered their departed on All Souls' Day, the country's church leaders called on the faithful to also pray for those who fell victim in the government's all-out war against illegal ...

All Souls Day 2025 is observed globally on November 2, a day on which a special prayer and remembrance for the souls of the faithful is done. This tradition is deeply rooted in the Christian religion, ...

As Filipinos remember their departed on All Souls' Day, the country's church leaders are calling on the faithful to also pray for those who fell victim in the government's all-out war against illegal ...