All Souls Day
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Visiting a cemetery on All Souls’ Day? Here are some recommendations
In Mexico, families typically visit the graves of their loved ones to clean them, light candles, and bring food, drinks,... Read more
Here is what Pope Francis is doing for the week of All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days
At the Vatican, Pope Francis will mark this holy and significant season with prayer and two liturgies. Read more
Have souls in Purgatory visited people on earth?
Nestled in Rome just outside the Vatican, a small unassuming museum dedicated to the souls in Purgatory displays simple items... Read more
Should Catholics talk to their dead loved ones?
Catholics should proceed with caution when “communicating” with the dead, two Catholic psychologists told CNA, and they should ground their... Read more
The saints show that real people can be holy, Pope Francis says
The saints were real people whose strength to face daily challenges came from the grace of Jesus Christ, showing that... Read more
Vatican official highlights confession on All Saints, All Souls Day
It is fitting for Catholics to go to confession on All Saints Day and All Souls Day, and to pray... Read more
Pope Francis offers Mass for souls of 163 deceased cardinals, bishops
Nine cardinals and 154 bishops have died since November 2017, including Cardinal Bernard Law, the former archbishop of Boston, and... Read more
Memento mori - How religious orders remember death
There’s an old Latin phrase that’s suddenly new again - at least in the realm of Catholic Twitter™. The resurgence... Read more
Pope Francis at cemetery: Christ gives us hope – even in death
While it's sad to think about our own death or that of a loved one, we can never be truly... Read more
Pope prays at papal tombs on Feast of All Souls
Late Saturday afternoon Pope Francis went to the Vatican grottos to pray in private for the souls of the deceased... Read more
Pope celebrates Feast of All Souls in papal crypt
As Catholics around the world on Nov. 2 remember those who have passed away, Pope Benedict XVI visited the Vatican... Read more
