Christian funerals are increasingly secular. But how can Christians go quiet on the gospel at these of all moments? I’m troubled by a trend I’ve seen with funerals. For the last decade, I’ve been the ...

Priests bless a casket following a funeral service for Marcus Guara and his family at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Tuesday, July 6, 2021, in Miami Beach, Fla. (Credit: AP Photo/Lynne Sladky.) Listen As ...

Our time with Covid has given birth to some peculiar practices. One concerns funerals. For the past two and a half years, when a loved one died and friends inquired about when services would be held, ...

Cardinals take their seats for the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.) Listen ROME – During his funeral Mass Saturday, ...

How to reintroduce Christ to the funeral service. A funeral director I know used to joke with his staff when families said they had decided not to have a funeral. “They can pay for a funeral now or ...

UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland (RNS) — Thousands of fans of gospel music giant Richard Smallwood bid him farewell in a music-filled funeral on Saturday (Jan. 24), as family and friends of the composer ...

At the turn of the millennium, news producers the world over began preparations for three great funerals of global importance: Pope John Paul II, Queen Elizabeth II and Nelson Mandela, former ...

When Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's On Death and Dying burst upon the world in 1968, hospital chaplains and those who trained pastoral counselors were among the first to endorse it. The psychological framing ...

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COMMENTARY: Incorporating noteworthy contributions from Catholics, the Church of England provided a model to all Christians for how funerals ought to be conducted. King Charles III follows behind the ...