Since the birth of my son two and a half years ago, I have lived in a kind of fugue state. It feels as if I grew a second ...

Tower: I approach the season with prayer rather than paranoia ... most other Christians have forgotten Halloween for another year I continue to pray because Samhain is not necessarily October 31st.

Samhain is even mentioned in some of the earliest Irish literature ... The people would also sing and say prayers for the dead in exchange for the soul cakes. Bobbing for apples—another favourite ...

The basis for trick-or-treating is likely derived from a Samhain tradition. Villagers dressed as ghosts ... asking for “soul cakes” in exchange for prayers for their deceased loved ones. In Scotland ...

As UAE authorities announced the sighting of the crescent moon, signalling the start of Ramadan, Muslims across the country eagerly prepared for the first Taraweeh prayers of the holy month.

For Muslims, Ramadan is a time of spiritual reflection, fasting, and increased devotion, and also signifies the start of Taraweeh prayers. The UAE and other countries, follow the Islamic lunar ...

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.Prayer for the dead is almost ...

As we begin our first day of fasting, we must embrace this sacred period with gratitude, prayer, and reflection. This month is one of immense blessings, where the gates of mercy are open ...

“Prayer moves mountains,” she declared outside the hospital, where Francis has been since February 14 and is being treated for pneumonia. “It helps everyone, and we must have great faith.

O Jesus, our great High Priest, hear my humble prayers on behalf of your priests. Give them a deep faith, a bright and firm hope and a burning love which will ever increase in the course of their ...

This prayer of Ireland's patron saint has come down through the centuries and remains popular today and we think you'll agree it's more relevant than ever. St. Patrick's Breastplate is a ...