The National Day of Prayer is observed annually on the first Thursday of May. The tradition dates back to the Continental Congress in 1775 and was formally established by President Truman in 1952.

Here are five of the most memorable prayers the late Holy Father delivered over the course of his papacy. March 2013: First benediction urbi et orbi Stepping out onto the central balcony of St ...

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In 2025, National Day of Prayer also falls on May 1. Here's what to know about May 1, and how to celebrate spring, support workers and take part in prayer, as well as any other holidays coming up ...

The Church prays for the dead, and this prayer says much about the reality of the Church itself. It says that the Church continues to live in the hope of eternal life.Prayer for the dead is almost ...

Rome feels very different only two days after the funeral of Pope Francis. The city is back to merely normal amounts of Jubilee crowds after the weekend, which saw Rome already overflowing for the ...

Forty days and 40 nights earlier, I had downloaded Hallow, the self-described “#1 prayer app in the world” promoted by the actor and hamburger impresario. After purchasing its premium ...

Archbishop J. Michael Miller, apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Vancouver, British Columbia, is calling for prayer after a deadly car-ramming attack claimed at least 11 lives during a ...

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 ...

It will organise a prayer meeting on Sunday. The Hindu Sabha Mandir, which was violently invaded by pro-Khalistan elements in November, also issued a statement, in which it said, “Such ...

Damian Lillard was sidelined for the Milwaukee Bucks’ final regular-season games due to a blood clot in his right calf and also missed Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. He returned in ...