Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. All Saints' Day in the Christian calendar arrives Nov. 1, which is part of the story of how we ended up with the eve of All Saints ...

For All Souls’ Day on Nov. 2, Francis will continue his custom of holding a Mass in a local cemetery to pray for the dead, especially the holy souls in purgatory. Pope Francis says Mass for All Souls' ...

WARSAW, Poland - It's the time of year - tradition says - when the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead is lifted. That traditional belief has morphed over the centuries into the spooky ...

October, the month of the Holy Rosary, has come to a close. In the Catholic tradition, the month of November is dedicated to prayer for the souls in Purgatory and a reminder to us, ahead of Advent, of ...

The Days of the Dead are happening this weekend and you will probably observe ancient rituals in some way. But do you really know what they are and where they come from? Everyone knows the secular ...

All Saints Day is a holy day of obligation in the Catholic Church on Nov. 1. Then, on Nov. 2, the Catholic Church celebrates All Souls Day, which falls on the same day Dia de los Muertos is celebrated ...

Rev. David Wilson Rogers The first of November is celebrated in Christian tradition as “All Saints Day” and the second of November is “All Souls Day.” The origins and customs of the two days vary but ...

The church will host an All Saints Day mass at 7:30 a.m. on Nov. 1. This year, the special day is not considered a holy day of obligation, church officials stated. The 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. services will ...

CHICAGO — Chicago-area Catholic Cemeteries will hold outdoor rosary and prayer services on Sunday, Nov. 2, in observance of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day. Services will be held at 17 cemetery ...

The small Catholic population in the Buddhist kingdom of Cambodia will join their brethren around the world in celebrating All Saints' Day and All Souls’ Day this weekend. Catholics in cathedrals and ...

All Saints' Day in the Christian calendar arrives Nov. 1, which is part of the story of how we ended up with the eve of All Saints, or All Hallows in an older English, being Oct. 31. But the core ...