Members of the local Church may wish to join the family in a vigil of prayer. After the person's death, the family is encouraged to continue in prayer, to take part in the preparation of the vigil ...

“We are the ones who tire of seeking his mercy.” The National Council of Churches held an ecumenical prayer online seminar to focus on lament, repentance, and renewal. But it also reached out ...

Pope Francis has called confessors participating in an annual course in the Vatican “ministers of mercy” and urged them to ...