The Lord's Prayer

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (597+ words) September 24, 2026By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Question Corner Q: The priest of my parish says it’s not appropriate to hold hands or lift your hands up during the Our Father at Mass. Is this true? And if…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (684+ words) I am proud to be reading into the Western Australian Parliament a petition initiated by Cáit Folan-Sfakianakis calling for the Lord’s Prayer to remain at the commencement of proceedings. Cáit has done something important that we should encourage in a…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (367+ words) Prayer is making a return to Shoalhaven Council meetings. However the decision was not an easy one, requiring deputy mayor Peter Wilkins to use his casting vote three times during the heated debate. Council recently put its code of meeting…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (830+ words) August 24, 2026: Imagine someone announcing that there is a place where human beings and the angels of heaven come together and sing in one voice. Wouldn’t people flood to that place? Wouldn’t we want to see it for ourselves — to stand…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (433+ words) Lachlan Hunter MLA recently made a spirited defence of reciting the Lord’s Prayer in the WA Parliament. I agree with him that reciting the Lord’s Prayer before parliamentary sittings is a sign that all present are answerable to a higher…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (430+ words) What Ancient Handwashing Rituals Knew Before Germ Theory While modern medicine tells us why we should wash our hands, many religious traditions had already made sure we …...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (624+ words) Advocacy group has warned legal action could be next step if council continues to pray before council meetings A humanist group has warned the District of Tobique Valley it could face legal action over its continued use of the Lord’s…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (752+ words) Reform councillors complain to officials after council leader began meeting with "secular reflection in the interest of inclusivity" Reform UK councillors have made a complaint after a council meeting opened with a nonreligious reflection and a moment of silence instead…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (415+ words) The Holderness and Hornsea Gazette Serving the local community since 1910 East Riding Council has come under fire for leaving out the Lord’s Prayer at a full council meeting. It happened earlier this month at the meeting, when the traditional Christian…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (431+ words) Reform UK councillors in Bolton deliberately boycotted traditional pre-meeting prayers after their motion to abolish the 14th-century practice was defeated. The motion, introduced by Reform UK, sought to modernize the council's proceedings to better reflect the diverse demographic makeup of…...