Alpha began as a course of evangelization within the Anglican Church in England in 1977 and has since expanded to include ...

Thomas A. Tasselmyer, a retired air freight executive and avid reader, died Oct. 28 from pancreatic cancer at his Ellicott ...

It's the time of year — tradition says — when the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead is lifted.That ...

What once began as a set of traditions to please the spirits of the departed is ... The eve of the holiday, November 1st, falls on what is also known as All Saints' Day in Catholic communities. In the ...

On Palm Sunday, a week before Easter, the Catholic Church recalls Jesus ... and veneration of the Cross. In that tradition, a priest or deacon holds a wooden crucifix while the faithful process ...

THE Roman Catholic Church ’s three-year Synod on Synodality ( News, 25 October) has concluded on Sunday with a final report ...

How does it come to be that a woman works full time as a police officer for the St. Paul Police Department and part time as ...

Introduced and approved in the spring of 1965, the state law provides a glimpse of the turmoil in Alabama surrounding civil rights, the Catholic ... and conservative traditions, this would have ...

Easter traditions vary by country and denomination, but the basic elements of the celebration remain common. The celebration begins with a night service, during which believers bless Easter cakes, ...