All Souls Day

The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, also known as All Souls Day, is a holy day devoted to remembering deceased loved ones and...

Halloween

October 31 is known as Halloween because the following day, All Saints Day, is a solemnity and a holy day of obligation so the...

Praying for the Dead

Although the souls of the faithful departed are separated from their bodies, they continue to exist as part of the Communion of Saints who...

All Souls Day

The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, also known as All Souls Day, is a holy day devoted to remembering deceased loved ones and...

Halloween

October 31 is known as Halloween because the following day, All Saints Day, is a solemnity and a holy day of obligation so the...

All Souls Day

The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, also known as All Souls Day, is a holy day devoted to remembering deceased loved ones and...

Halloween

Because All Saints Day is a solemnity and a holy day of obligation, the Church’s official prayers begin with a vigil the evening before,...

All Souls Day

The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, also known as All Souls Day, is a holy day devoted to remembering deceased loved ones and...

Halloween

On November 1, All Saints Day, the Catholic Church honors all of God’s saints, even those who have not been canonized by the Church....