It was held in a Methodist Church; the mourners recited the Kaddish; and the homilist quoted the Sufi poet Hafiz. But it was truly one of the most Catholic funerals I've ever attended. The Archdiocese ...

Q. Recently I went to a Catholic funeral Mass. The only time anyone told stories about the deceased person was briefly after communion. It seemed just like a regular church service. Why do they do ...

I attended a Mass of Christian Burial for a 99-year-old Catholic friend a few weeks ago. The next day I attended a Presbyterian funeral service for a 101-year-old friend. Your conclusion may be that I ...

A prelate blesses the coffin during the funeral ceremony for Cardinal Jozef Tomko presided by Pope Francis, in St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. (Credit: Gregorio ...

There’s a moving passage in the Bible about there being a time for everything. It’s from Ecclesiastes, but most people recognize it as “Turn! Turn! Turn!” a 1965 hit by The Byrds. To everything — turn ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Under a majestic, bright blue sky, an open-air funeral Mass was held on Saturday morning for a man who looked to open the Church to the masses. More than 250,000 people, ...

St. Patrick’s Cathedral has held a rare “Mass of Reparation” at the historic Midtown church to atone for the “sacrilegious” funeral service of a trans woman there last week, Catholic leaders say. The ...

Last week a funeral mass was celebrated in New York City’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral for Cecilia Gentili, a transgender activist and avowed atheist. The funeral took place on the day after Ash Wednesday ...