Joe Krivanek lights a candle in late June at St. Mary’s Church in Albany, N.Y. (Credit: Emily Benson/The Evangelist via CNS.) Listen WESTMERE, New York — Linda Brown approached the candle stand at her ...

Not far from Puget Sound, at St. Mark Church in Shoreline, Washington, Mike Scarpelli regularly lights a five- or seven-day votive candle by the Sacred Heart statue and another votive candle before ...

A new smartphone app that lets worshippers remotely light prayer candles in a church from the comfort and safety of their own homes is the latest example of online technologies that have been rapidly ...

On Wednesday, around 4,000 people attended Christmas Eve services at Christ Church. These services are open to members as ...

The McGregor Baptist Church in Fort Myers held two services Friday. Churchgoers say the lighting of the candle symbolizes Jesus Christ being born and being the light of the world. Candles lit on ...

On Sunday, the Humboldt County Chapter of The Compassionate Friends will join with hundreds of organized memorial services around the world for The Compassionate Friends’ 28th annual “Worldwide Candle ...

Like many other Christians, this year I have lit Chanukah lights all the way up to last night’s eight candle (plus the ...

The lack of artificial lighting during the Easter vigil can be a powerful aid to prayer, raising the question of why this practice isn’t done more regularly. Candles flicker in St. Peter’s Basilica at ...

As a Palestinian-American minister, I've long known that the Bethlehem in Christmas carols bears little resemblance to the occupied West Bank city my family struggles to hold on to ...

Each family has its traditions during the holiday season. One of those traditions is going to church on Christmas Eve for many. This year, COVID-19 did not stop hundreds from going to services in ...