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 ...

KAPAIA — Immaculate Conception Church Deacon Duke Kane said on Monday night that “if you hold a loved one’s memory close to your heart, there won’t be any empty chairs.” The Kokee Discovery Center ...

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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — Thousands of Christians across more than 20 countries will light red candles on Christmas Eve – a new symbol of solidarity with Palestinian Christians, culminating a grassroots movement ...

The Oneonta Region chapter of Compassionate Friends will have its 16th annual holiday candle-lighting service Sunday. The event at the First United Methodist Church will be part of a worldwide ...

WALTON, N.Y. (WBNG) --To celebrate Christmas Eve and light the way for Santa, about a dozen volunteers from the Walton community gathered at the First Baptist Church on Townsend Street to partake in a ...

On Sunday, Nov. 28, Aurora's Flowing Forth United Methodist Church joined UMC churches worldwide that lit the first candle of the Advent wreath. The Rev. Derek Rogers lit a wreath candle after a ...

Msgr. Walter Rossi, the rector of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., serves as the main celebrant of the Rorate Mass, on Dec. 19, 2025 in the ...