THE modern celebration of Mother’s Day had very noble beginnings, as a day of peace, honouring and supporting mothers who lost sons and husbands during the American Civil War from 1861-65. Its ...

Twice a week, Luisa Arguello and her husband spend from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. praying in the perpetual adoration chapel at St.

Spain also has a century-old tradition of overnight adoration, said Fermín Labarga, church history professor at University of Navarra. As a youth in his native Argentina, Pope Francis went to ...