BAGHDAD (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis heeded the call of an influential Shiite cleric to gather in a show of strength for a mass prayer in the heart of Baghdad's government zone on Friday.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. According to House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), if everyone had just prayed more, 19 ...

REMARKABLY DIFFERENT. DEANA, THE DIRECTOR OF THE CATHEDRAL, FATHER TIMOTHY CALLING TODAY A DAY OF SADNESS AND TRAGEDY. THOSE WHO FILLED THE CHAPEL TONIGHT OFFERING PRAYERS FOR THOSE STUDENTS, SOME OF ...

Harvard canceled the event one hour prior to its start as people of goodwill gathered for prayers and support. Father Michael Drea leads the Eucharistic procession in the Church of St. Paul in Harvard ...

Archbishop Terrence Prendergast of Ottawa, Ontario, right, holds a bottle of holy water while blessing a crowd of people during a prayer vigil outside The Koven nightclub in Ottawa, prior to a satanic ...

Thousands of Jews, most of them observant, throng the alleyways of the Old City of Jerusalem en route to a mass prayer for the hostages in Gaza at the Western Wall Plaza, which is at capacity. David ...

ST. LOUIS (RNS) An Illinois bishop has confirmed that a Roman Catholic priest was fired because he “simply would not and could not pray the prayers of the Mass” under a new translation that went into ...

A popular phrase in American churches is “prayer changes things.” I’ve said it many times myself across the years — and a very real part of me even believes it, but not in the misapplied sense it’s ...

Editor's Note: This article and headline has been corrected to better reflect the directive of Cardinal Cupich. CHICAGO, Ill. — An Illinois priest has alleged that Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of ...

(RNS) — They should know that we are Christians by our love, not know that we are Catholics by our fights.