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Capuchin ‘bone church’ forces us to stare mortality in the face
- Nov 10, 2019
There’s no distracting ourselves or avoiding the indisputable. Our mortality is looking us right in the face. What are we going to do about it?

By Father Jeffrey F. Kirby
Celebrating Mass in catacombs, pope recalls all persecuted Christians
- Nov 4, 2019
In what he said was his first visit to the catacombs, Pope Francis celebrated Mass for the feast of All Souls with special words of remembrance for Catholics who still today must worship in secret.

By Cindy Wooden
All Saints and All Souls both display beauty of the Lord’s triumph over death
- Nov 3, 2019
The feasts of All Saints and All Souls were a time of hope on one hand, but sorrow on the other. And yet, they are twins of a single truth.

By Father Jeffrey F. Kirby

Pray for the dead, gain indulgences for them, cardinal urges Catholics
- Nov 1, 2019
The early November feasts of All Saints and All Souls are reminders that God’s church exists both on earth and in heaven and that all the faithful, living and dead, can and should pray for each other, a top Vatican official wrote.

By Cindy Wooden
Mexicans parade as fancy skeletons ahead of Day of the Dead
- Oct 27, 2019
Mexicans paraded in the streets of the capital dressed as elegant skeletons Saturday as the country’s Day of the Dead festivities extend in scope and popularity.

By Associated Press
Hope and memory key to earthly journey, pope says in cemetery visit
- Nov 2, 2018
On Friday Pope Francis marked the Catholic feast of All Souls Day by celebrating Mass in a Roman cemetery, saying hope, memory and the Beatitudes are the recipe that will help people get to heaven.

By Elise Harris

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