All Saints Day, Nov. 1, is nearly upon us. Over the years, prayer to the saints has become one of my favorite Catholic beliefs to explain and defend because it is richly biblical and rooted in our ...

All in heaven are saints. In fact, Paul calls all believers saints (holy ones). That's why we have the Feast of All Saints, to celebrate all the uncounted and uncanonized saints who make up the ...

There are various biblical indications that the saints in heaven are quite aware of what is happening on the earth. Here is one of the clearest: Hebrews 12:1 (RSV) Therefore, ...

Nov. 1 is the solemnity of All Saints — known more popularly as All Saints’ Day — the day on which the Catholic Church celebrates all who have attained eternal life with God in heaven.

In church doctrine, the "Communion of Saints" is a spiritual union between the living on earth and the saints in heaven. Believers often call upon the saints, asking them to pray, or intercede, on ...

During the month of November, the liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church has specific feasts which taken together commemorate what we pray in the Apostles’ Creed: “I believe in the ...