There are plenty of reasons for invoking the help of the most powerful archangel in today’s battles against the devil. A statue of St. Michael the Archangel putting his sword back into its sheath is ...

Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois, this week responded to a letter in The Wall Street Journal from a priest objecting to the praying of the St. Michael Prayer at the end of Mass, ...

A statue of St. Michael the Archangel is seen at the Church of St. Michael in New York City. In response to the Church’s abuse crisis, some pastors have asked their parishioners to say the prayer to ...

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the ...

Prayer to the Holy Archangel Michael is a powerful spiritual appeal for protection from visible and invisible enemies. In the Orthodox tradition, Archangel Michael is considered an archangel, a ...

Prayer for protection from evil spirits has a long history. In the Orthodox tradition, prayers aimed at getting rid of evil have been known since early times. They have become part of rituals ...

With retired Pope Benedict XVI sitting next to him, Pope Francis formally recited separate prayers to consecrate Vatican City to St. Joseph and to St. Michael the Archangel. The early morning ceremony ...

In many cultures, true love and the desire to start a family are seen as some of the noblest aspirations of the human heart. It's not uncommon for someone who has found that special person to want to ...