"Saint Michael and the Dragon," a Spanish (Valencian) painting, tempera on wood, gold ground, c. 1405. (Met Museum) WASHINGTON (CNS) — In response to the church abuse crisis, many parishes around the ...

The St. Michael Prayer is getting traction once again in these dire times for the world and the Church. Already, several bishops have directed their priests to have the Prayer to St. Michael recited ...

St. Michael's Parents' Saturday is a day when Orthodox Christians pray for the dead and ask God for rest for their souls.

If ever there was a time for Catholics to call on a saint whose charge is to “defend us in battle,” it is now. Bishops in more than a dozen dioceses are doing just that by asking that the prayer to St ...

Many Catholics can, at the drop of a hat, recite the prayer to St. Michael the Archangel — the famous petition to that venerable saint to “defend us in battle” and “cast into hell Satan.” In the ...

Furthermore, we say this prayer whenever we begin a journey or anytime we need a hedge of protection in this dangerous world. (Which means often.) Warning: This prayer is powerful, effective, ...

Reacting to deadly violence between security forces and armed supporters of a local drug lord in Jamaica, the Archbishop of Kingston has said most of the country is calm but well-paid gunmen will ...

LITCHFIELD -- St. Michael's Parish welcomes both expert and beginning knitters, and crocheters, to a gathering of its Prayer Shawl Guild to be held on Sunday, June 17, beginning at 11:30am in the ...

A statue of St. Michael the Archangel is seen at the Church of St. Michael in New York City. (Credit: CNS Photo/Gregory A. Shemitz.) Listen WASHINGTON, D.C. — In response to the Church abuse crisis, ...