Earlier this year, Bishop of Derry Donal McKeown warned that very soon it might "no longer be the norm" for every individual to have a Mass as part of their funeral. He also called on lay church ...

Roman Catholic funerals, with or without the remains present, may be held in the Mission Church provided the deceased individual was a current student, faculty, or staff member of Santa Clara ...

London: The Archbishop of Canterbury has resigned after intense pressure over his role in the Church of England’s failure to halt years of sexual and physical attacks carried out by a volunteer at ...

Embattled Church of England leader Justin Welby -- the Archbishop of Canterbury who married Prince Harry and Meghan Markle -- ...

Why it's a good choice: One of the most sung hymns at funerals, this is really a prayer ... for this hymn came from a walk home from church when the author encountered a violent storm which ...

The Christian funeral service usually takes place in a church or chapel and is usually led by a member of the clergy, eg a priest, vicar or minister. A candle is often lit during the Christian ...

Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury and most senior bishop of the Church of England, has resigned over the handling of ...

The final document, approved by 368 delegates after three years of discussion "at every level of the Catholic Church," laid ...

The 36-year-old was struggling to survive a bruising financial problem that had seen him spend part of this month as broke as a church mouse ... of organizing their funerals, exercises that ...

I believed wrongly that an appropriate resolution would follow. “It is very clear that I must take personal and institutional ...

Justin Welby, the leader of the worldwide Anglican Church, has resigned over claims he failed to respond adequately to ...

Church authorities termed it a meaningful move toward eco-friendly practices. It recently bought two steel coffins for use during funeral services. Upon the parishioner’s death, the body was ...