Prayer for the dead is almost a battle with the reality of death and destruction that weighs down upon the earthly existence of man. This is and remains a particular revelation of the Resurrection.

In the heart of Burkina Faso, 300 kilometers from the capital Ouagadougou, the Bôbô people uphold a rich cultural tradition: ...

You don’t quite know what’s going to happen. And even if she doesn’t truly believe in prayers for the dead and prayers for her soul, there’s still ideas around charity and what’s ...

After a moment of silence, she recited an Islamic prayer for the dead and a poem by Palestinian-American poet Noor Hindi. A man in a suit walked by and muttered, "Isn't this not allowed anymore?" ...

Thousands of people across Myanmar and Thailand are feared dead after powerful earthquakes ... condolences to earthquake victims as he offered prayers for those who have died which it is feared ...

However, the Ojibwe called it the Sugar ... saw lunar eclipses as a time for prayer and introspection. The BaKongo people of Africa maintain that the dead and living can communicate during lunar ...

If you are not familiar with the Catholic faith, praying for the dead might seem a little odd, and those who know we do pray for the dead might wonder why. Okay, let’s go back to the book of 2 ...

considered a gateway between the worlds of the living and the dead, was found in the tomb of Pinomis, which also houses his wife and children. It’s inscribed with funerary prayers. Right ...

Paul carries the bulk of the solo work in the Brahms. A very different kind of requiem, it forgoes the traditional Latin Mass, with its prayers for the dead, concentrating, instead, on solace and ...

“The situation there is even worse than in Mandalay, with more than 100 people dead in the village of Bone Oe alone ... devastation” caused by the disaster. Francis offered prayers for the ...

Soul cakes are a baked good which is a cross between a biscuit and a scone. The people would also sing and say prayers for the dead in exchange for the soul cakes. Bobbing for apples—another favourite ...