“Today’s society does not pray. That is why it is falling apart.” So observed the beloved Italian saint and mystic Padre Pio. The organizers of a grassroots prayer movement agree — and they are ...

How the Muslim month of Ramadan transformed my understanding of fasting, prayer, and Lent. The sun was setting on a sweltering late Friday afternoon in Amman, Jordan. Sun filtered through the dust in ...

Ash Wednesday always seems to show up unexpectedly. It’s on the calendar. We know when it is, but it still seems to come with an element of surprise. Perhaps it’s because of the various commitments ...

On a recent weekday afternoon at the West End Islamic Center at 5000 Shady Grove Road in Glen Allen, a young congregant ...

A new season is upon us, one of fasting, prayer and fellowship. A season where many Catholics recommit and rediscover the heart of their faith and of their personal lives. But wait… What season is ...

Pope Francis has encouraged all faithful Christians to fast and pray for peace in the Middle East on Friday, October 27, as the war between Israel and Hamas enters its third week — and in an Oct. 24 ...

Addiction has impacted families and communities worldwide! The weekend of April 15 th – 16 th, 2023 has been designated as the 33 rd Annual “Just Pray NO!” to drugs Worldwide Weekend of Prayer and ...

A file image of Filipino Muslims starting the observance of Ramadan in the pre-dominantly Catholic country in May 2019. This year, Muslims and Christians began their seasons of fasting and prayer, ...

Walter Ciszek, S.J., arrives at America House on West 56th Street in New York City after his release by the Soviet Union in 1963. (Photo courtesy of America Press) In July 1964, as a 22-year-old, ...