The National Day of Prayer is observed annually on the first Thursday of May. The tradition dates back to the Continental Congress in 1775 and was formally established by President Truman in 1952.

The 74th National Day of Prayer will be observed with events across the High Desert on Thursday, May 1. Events are planned in Adelanto, Apple Valley, Barstow, Hesperia, and Victorville ...

Personal stories emerging this week in the wake of the many tributes to Pope Francis reflect the impact of individual prayers and blessings the pontiff shared around the world, whether he was ...

Please join us in prayer: God, Who, in Thine ineffable providence, didst will that Thy servant Francis ... should be numbered among the high priests; grant, we beseech Thee, that he, who on earth ...

Prayer halls to close, worship shortened as Kuwait mosques face power-saving measures Kuwait mosques adopt energy cuts, limit air conditioning and indoor access amid rising demand Gulf News ...

Free Expression: After a meeting at the Vatican, Donald Trump toughens his rhetoric toward Vladimir Putin’s Russia. The Catholic in me wants to believe that something supernatural was at work in ...

Each person who signs up for the pontifical campaign will be assigned to pray for one of the 135 cardinal electors participating in the upcoming conclave. Cardinals participate in Day 4 of the ...

Here are five of the most memorable prayers the late Holy Father delivered over the course of his papacy. March 2013: First benediction urbi et orbi Stepping out onto the central balcony of St ...

In his first act as ambassador, Huckabee placed a prayer from Trump into the Western Wall. In his remarks at the Western Wall, Huckabee said that Trump "handwrote" the prayer and handed it to the ...