The Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network is the world’s largest organized prayer group and advances a threefold mission: to promote devotion to the Sacred Heart, prayer for the pope’s intentions and ...

The Biblical Book of Esther tells us to celebrate the defeat of Haman and his Jew hating followers: “…celebrate annually the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar as a time when Jews got ...

Leo will commemorate the 1,700th anniversary with Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians.

St. Matrona of Moscow helps all those who ask. But there are certain rules of sincere prayer, the observance of which helps to receive spiritual support and miraculous help. About what the saint helps ...

A court decision allowing Israeli women to take the Chief Rabbinate’s exams is the latest sign of growing recognition for ...

The Associated Press has annotated a version of the Nicene Creed used today by Catholics in the U.S. with notes on its controversial history, evolution and variations across denominations.

Lag BaOmer bonfires and picnics have been adopted by some with a fervor as if Moses himself had commanded them. Mimunah is celebrated as if Judaism can’t do without it. More recently, Ashkenazic Jews ...

“The purpose of prayer is to get into a habit of building a connection with God,” Rabbi Miller told us. “We can ask God for ...

Explore the significance of the Acheinu prayer, a heartfelt plea for the release of captives in times of communal distress.

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Prayer for a child, including a daughter, is a stable and long-standing practice in Orthodoxy, rooted in the liturgical and family life of Christian communities. Parents made petitions for the health, ...

JTA — When some of Rabbi Mia Simring’s congregants named themselves The Very Narrow Bridge Congregation, they weren’t just referring to the anthemic Hebrew song “Gesher Tsar Meod” or the teaching from ...