Far from a mere festivity, Halloween calls us to look beyond this world to the eternal one, uniting ourselves in prayer with the holy souls who have gone before us. Candles lit amid celebrations of St ...

“The Dark Charm of Halloween” is the title of a new book launched by the International Association of Exorcists (AIE, by its Italian acronym) and written by its vice president, Father Francesco ...

"The eve of Samhain, Oct. 31, was a time of Celtic pagan sacrifice, and Samhain allowed the souls of the dead to return to ...

The priest explained that the consumerist reinterpretation of the Celtic festival in the United States emptied it of its content of faith and allowed it to once again 'become rooted in magic, horror, ...

BOSSIER PARISH, La. - Community members came out for some spooky fun at this years Halloween Carnival. The event took place at Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church on Sunday. Festivities included a ...

Assisted living and nursing home residents in West Roxbury got quite the treat on Halloween from hundreds of young students. More than 200 K-6 students from St. Theresa of Avila School who were ...

W hen October rolls around, many people turn to scary movies for thrills and chills. While vampires, ghosts, and monsters are often the stars, some of the most unsettling films draw from real-life ...

In 1997, Notre Dame Academy senior Brendan Reilly wore a homemade ‘super fan’ costume to a Halloween home football game. The character has now inspired more than 30 years of tradition at the school.