The Catholic Church set the day apart for intercession for the souls in Purgatory, when prayers and masses were offered for their release from the suffering ...

I wished to greet the Virgen de los Desamparados,” the pope told the crowds of pilgrims at the Vatican after placing a white ...

Priests, deacons, religious and employees join family members of deceased clergy of the Diocese at the Mass of Remembrance ...

A sea of white crosses at the cemetery reminded parishioners of Holy Family Mission the reason for their gathering on All ...

The deceased cardinals and bishops 'loved the church -- each in his own way, but they all loved the church,' Francis said ...

I join them as a volunteer with the Battalion Search and Rescue, a humanitarian group founded by Marine veteran James Holman, ...

Remembering the cardinals and bishops who died in the past year, Pope Francis prayed that after their loving service to the ...

Pope Francis prayed at the graves of children and of miscarried babies on the feast of All Souls before concelebrating Mass ...

Seven Catholic cardinals and 123 Catholic bishops died within the last 12 months. Six U.S. bishops were among the deceased ...

For the 12th consecutive year, Pope Francis visited a Roman cemetery November 2. This year, he prayed for parents facing ...

People place blessed candles Nov. 2 on the graves located in the cemetery at Sacred Heart Parish in Bowie, Maryland. The ...

POPE Francis marked All Souls’ Day with a Mass at a Roman cemetery on Saturday, making a special visit to the “Garden of ...