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 ...

It is very clear that I must take personal and institutional responsibility for the long and re-traumatizing period between ...

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 ...

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 ...

Justin Welby had faced intense pressure over his role in Church of England’s failure to halt years of attacks by child abuser ...

Welby said he became aware of the claims in 2013, a few months after he became the archbishop — the most senior cleric in the ...

Welby had faced calls to resign after a report last week found he had taken insufficient action to stop a person it described ...

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 ...

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