Before the beatification Mass for Fulton Sheen begins on Sept. 24, everyone attending the morning program at The Dome at ...

Prayer beads are often associated with a particular faith, but their history stretches across continents, cultures, and centuries. From ancient temples and monasteries to modern homes and places of ...

Islam is the final of the three Abrahamic faiths, which emerged in the 7th century after Judaism and Christianity. It is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred around the holy Quran and the ...

Some Christians practise meditational prayer. In this type of prayer, a worshipper thinks deeply about God, on their own and in silence. Some Christians, including Quakers, meditate together – they ...

From the haunting Merry Maidens to the ethereal La Hougue Bie, these ancient attractions are suffused with mystery and magic Anna Selby has been a journalist for 30 years, covering travel, health, ...

Muslims do not use statues or pictures to help them focus on worship as they believe this can lead to worshipping idols (false gods). All praise is Allah’s alone, the Lord of the World … You alone do ...

Editor’s note: The Supreme Court on Jun 27 ruled that a school’s effort to stop a football coach from praying on the field after games violated the First Amendment. When Steven Smith reflects on the ...

We have not only heard it, but we have all said it. We pray for healing for ourselves or someone else, and when the healing occurs, we give thanks to God. “Praise God.” “Thank you, Lord.” “God is good ...

Jesus, Himself, gave us the words to the Lord’s Prayer, found in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke (Matthew 6:9-13; Luke 11:1-4). More specifically, when one of Jesus’ disciples asked the Lord to teach ...

Walpurgis Night is the eve of the feast day of Saint Walpurgis, a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. Walpurgis Night falls on April 30th and is a traditional holiday celebrated in northern Europe and ...