Catholic canon’s funeral Mass to be celebrated in Anglican church
Canon Brian O’Sullivan, who died on Friday August 21st, will have his funeral Mass at his nearby Anglican church to recognise the work he did to bring the Christian community together. The funeral Mass...
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Mother Angelica’s funeral Mass will be broadcast live around the world on Friday. Nigeria’s Catholic bishops have reportedly withdrawn their support for the country’s largest ecumenical body. Canadian...
View ArticleMother Angelica’s funeral to be broadcast live on media network she founded
The Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) will broadcast the funeral of Mother Angelica live on Friday. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11am on Friday at the Shrine of the Most...
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All faiths must be ‘workers for peace’, says sister of Fr Jacques Hamel at...
The sister of the French priest slain by Islamist extremists appealed at his funeral on Tuesday for all faiths to work together for peace, while the Archbishop of Rouen, leading the service, said Fr...
View ArticleFuneral for earthquake victims set for Amatrice after survivors rebel against...
Construction crews worked through the night to build a tent complex to host an Italian state funeral in earthquake-devastated Amatrice after the public rejected the government’s original plan to hold...
View ArticleCanadian cardinal won’t refuse funerals for those choosing assisted suicide
Cardinal Gerald Lacroix of Quebec said he has no intention to follow in the steps of his fellow Canadian bishops of Alberta and the Northwest Territories in refusing funerals for those who asked to be...
View ArticleVatican: Ashes must not be scattered or kept at home
The Vatican has set out guidelines for Catholics who want to be cremated, saying their remains cannot be scattered, divided up or kept at home but rather stored in a sacred, Church-approved place. The...
View ArticleFuneral Mass for 20 prisoners who died in Haiti’s largest prison
Relatives wailed in grief or stared stoically as flowers were placed on 20 caskets at a funeral Mass on Tuesday for the latest group of inmates who died in Haiti’s largest prison, most without ever...
View ArticleNever forget the lonely dead. They need prayers too
A few weeks ago, I visited a new local crematorium to celebrate a funeral liturgy. Usually, I have had to travel several miles and so it is good that there is now somewhere much nearer to home. In most...
View ArticleThe Old Rite Requiem shows us the awe-inspiring nature of death
Two old friends of mine have died recently. One had a Requiem Mass in the Ordinary (New) Rite; the other had a Requiem Mass in the Extraordinary (Old) Rite. I was very struck by the contrast in the...
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