The sentence is the beginning of the Shema prayer and is the traditional declaration of Jews facing imminent death. Cohen also addressed soldiers at the Gaza border: "I want to thank you ...

Bishop Pablo Virgilio Cardinal David, the president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines, on Monday asked priests to hold masses for the eternal repose of the soul of Pope Francis ...

Across the Berkshires, Catholics moved by the death of Pope Francis took time out of their lives to find a place to pray for him and their church, and reflect on his legacy. At St. Joseph’s Church in ...

This is Viaticum, food for the journey. Members of the local Church may wish to join the family in a vigil of prayer. After the person's death, the family is encouraged to continue in prayer ...

Therefore, we can offer another simple answer. The actual verse that is the source for this mitzvah is from the Shema, found in Bamidbar (15:39): That shall be your fringe; look at it and recall ...

Hyderabad's Christian community solemnly observed Good Friday with prayers, fasting, and Passion Plays commemorating Jesus' crucifixion. Churches held special masses and Stations of the Cross.

A minor tension prevailed at Uthapuram in Madurai district on Wednesday afternoon as people administering the Muthalamman temple objected to Scheduled Caste people making goat sacrifice and pongal ...

Former Senate President Ahmad Lawan, on Monday, called on Nigerians to pray for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other leaders across the country. Lawan made this call in a statement to commemorate ...

They are compiled in a tome more than 400-pages long which includes the liturgy, music and prayers used for papal funerals over the centuries. But last year, Francis requested a new edition of the ...

But even there, in that silence, we survived. Faith in the Shadow of Absence Some still whispered the Shema in the gas chambers. Some still buried their children and rose the next day. Some still ...