All Saints' Day in the Christian calendar arrives Nov. 1, which is part of the story of how we ended up with the eve of All Saints, or All Hallows in an older English, being Oct. 31. But the core ...

In the squire’s pew in an Anglican church near him, wrote Father Ronald Knox, was a brass plaque reading Absentes adsunt, meaning “The absent are present.” In an Anglican church that meant present as ...

The Days of the Dead are happening this weekend and you will probably observe ancient rituals in some way. But do you really know what they are and where they come from? Everyone knows the secular ...

(WWTI) — On October 31, we celebrate Halloween. A day of scares, candy, the macabre, and all things spooky. The holiday draws on traditions from around the world, from the green hills of Ireland to ...

Days before All Souls Day on Nov. 2, Fabian Anna Samson, along with his family, decorates the tombs of loved ones with flowers and candles in a Catholic cemetery in Pune city, western India. On the ...