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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I took a funeral this week too. It wasn’t for a well-known Liverpool celebrity. Cliff didn’t come along to sing. And 15,000 people didn’t line the streets to say goodbye. But nonetheless both services ...

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 ...