Funeral traditions vary by faith, in such areas as preparing the body, how the beloved is remembered, the structure of ceremonies, and the final resting place for the body. Here are brief overviews of ...

In a crisis it is difficult to go your own way. People fall back to what they are familiar with, which is often church. Choosing a celebrant for a funeral service is still rare. I want people to ...

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 ...

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 ...

The trend toward secular memorials reverses for the first time in a decade. Death abounded in America in 2020 and 2021. According to preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

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 ...

One of the important developments in medical ethics has been the living will. This document indicates explicitly the wishes of the person regarding end-of-life care. I also believe living wills should ...

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 ...