All Saints' Day is observed each year on Nov. 1 and is considered a holy day of obligation, when Catholics are encouraged to attend Mass. All Souls' Day is not considered a holy day of obligation ...

and visit shrines and graves of saints. All Souls Day (Nov. 2) – People pray for those who have died, asking the saints to help guide them on their paths to Heaven. People often bring flowers ...

After an October full of activity due to the Synod on Synodality, in November Pope Francis will once again mark the beginning of the month of the dead with special prayers and Masses for All ...

In the Catholic Church, November 2 is the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, or All Souls' Day, a day to a day to commemorate and pray for the souls of those in Purgatory, those ...

In the Catholic Church, the first days of November are an important time for remembering those who have come and gone before us — both the holy men and women who are canonized saints in heaven ...

As October comes to an end, religious groups far and wide are preparing to celebrate the saints, some widely-known and others more personal. The Christian holiday All Saints Day comes every year ...

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 ...