“This is not a memorial service. This is a celebration of life.” Have you ever heard sentiments like that before at funerals or from people talking about how they’d like to be remembered? Well, it’s ...

If you were to survey parish priests about the liturgical issues that most often cause them aggravation, I suspect eulogies would be high on the list. When someone dies, it is only right that family ...

Maison Hullibarger’s parents describe the 18-year-old college freshman as “passionate and opinionated,” a strong student and a devoted Pittsburgh Steelers fan. So when Maison killed himself on Dec. 4, ...

The former pope’s supporters, who include conservatives, said Francis’ approach seemed paltry in comparison to Benedict’s homily at the funeral of Pope John Paul II. By Jason Horowitz and Ruth Graham ...

In one of the rarest of scenes in two millennia of Catholic Church history, Pope Francis on Jan. 5 presided over the funeral Mass of his predecessor, the late Pope Benedict XVI, and offered a subtle ...