Every Catholic is entitled to a place and a record … a place for family and loved ones to come and pray for the deceased and ...

Catholic funerals express the Christian hope in eternal life and the resurrection of the body on the last day. Every component of Catholic funeral rites should express these fundamental ...

Despite its enormous significance, skipping a funeral Mass and instead opting for a graveside service or ‘celebration of life ...

Bishop David J. Bonnar of Youngstown, Ohio, has moved to end holding funeral visitations in Catholic churches in that diocese, citing the proper understanding of the Catholic funeral liturgy rubrics - ...