Due to inclement weather, Pope John Paul II's general audience on May 8 took place in the Paul VI Audience Hall instead of St. Peter's Square. Over 10,000 pilgrims were present. The Holy Father ...

Does Psalm 91 contain a remedy for COVID-19? The Jewish response to the coronavirus pandemic was largely traditional: fasting and repentance, prayer and Psalms, especially Psalm 91 (Yoshev B’Seter).

I have been reading a chapter of the Psalms each morning — part of my daily quiet time routine I have found to be absolutely crucial to having a “good day” of sensing a life lived in the light of ...

How exactly do you pray Salaat At-Tawbah? I have seen your other fatwas, but I do not know what you say during this specific prayer. When do you supplicate? During the prayer? If so, then when during ...

Christian fasting has a spiritual foundation. Biblical examples of fasting appear in both the Old and New Testaments. Fasting should always have intention. Having a clear purpose keeps the fast ...

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From guilt to mourning and self-abnegation to resolve, Yom Kippur is the emotional climax of the Jewish faith’s high holy days—a holiday period that kicks off with Rosh Hashanah, the observance of the ...

Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) president and Bishop of Kalookan Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David over the weekend called for a national day of prayer and public repentance on ...