ARLINGTON — Grieving families have asked, and a Catholic priest here has answered. People who lost loved ones in the Oso mudslide will not be burdened by funeral and burial costs. “People have drifted ...

Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Mesa could be a force for preserving Catholic funeral practices and traditions with the construction of its own mortuary. Now besides having a loved one buried in a ...

A church employee at St. Mary Catholic Church in Alexandria, Va., prepares an urn burial at the parish’s cemetery in this 2017 file photo. (Credit: Tyler Orsburn/CNS.) Listen VANCOUVER, Canada — When ...

When former Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik is memorialized Wednesday at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson, it will be a reminder of how far the Catholic Church has come in ...

While most Catholics still prefer full-body burial, today some families and individuals may consider cremation as an alternative to traditional burial. Cremation is another way of preparing you or ...

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 ...

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The Archdiocese of Chicago has announced the debut of a new “natural burial” option at one of its Chicago-area cemeteries, reportedly the first such Catholic offering in the state and one that ...

Editor's note: On Holy Thursday, Pope Francis prayed for the dead as well as for the priests, doctors and nurses who he said represented the "saints next door" during the coronavirus pandemic. Over ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When former Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik is memorialized Wednesday at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson, ...