Texas Bishop: These Massacres Cannot be Considered the New Normal
By Rhina Guidos – Some U.S. bishops spoke out against the easy accessibility to guns in the country following a May 24 rampage that left at least...
Category: Death
Does the Catholic Church Allow Aquamation?
Question: I read that after his funeral, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu’s body was aquamated, not cremated, as had been reported. It seems the Anglican Church allows it,...
Nigeria: Kidnapped Priest Died in Captivity
By Junno Arocho Esteves – A Nigerian priest kidnapped In March died while in captivity, according to the Archdiocese of Kaduna, Nigeria. In a statement published May...
Four sentenced for 2016 killing of French Father Jacques Hamel
By CNS- A Paris court sentenced four men in connection with the 2016 killing of Father Jacques Hamel, giving them sentences ranging from eight years to life...
Living and Dying Well: Academy for Life Explores Benefits of Palliative Care
By Cindy Wooden – When euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide is legalised, “it starts to be regarded as a ‘normal death,’” and even as the most desirable way...
Funerals: Must the Body be Present?
Answered by Bishop Sylvester David OMI – Question: I have always been taught that during a funeral service or Mass, it is necessary for the body to...
Vietnamese Dominican stabbed to death while hearing confession
By CNS – A Dominican priest serving ethnic groups in Vietnam’s Central Highlands was stabbed to death while he was hearing confession. An informed source from Kon Tum...
What to Do When Someone Dies
The death of a loved one is always a shock, whether sudden or after a long illness. Here’s what to do when somebody passes away. While we...
Twenty Year Commemoration Service to Honour Fr Michael D`Annucci CSS
A 20th-anniversary commemoration service of Stigmatine priest Father Michael D’Annucci’s murder was held was on Sunday at the Bethesda Special School. Fr D’Annucci, who died in an...
Kenya Diocese Mourns Deaths of Catholic Choir from Bus Accident
By Fredrick Nzwili – Bishop Joseph Mwongela of Kitui urged hope as his diocese continued to mourn the death of at least 32 people, killed when a...
Knocking at death’s spiritual door in the time of Covid-19
By Rhina Guidos- As the world was about to cross a grim statistic on November 1 due to the coronavirus pandemic, Catholics were preparing for the solemn...
Pope: The Culture of Death Includes All Forms of Abuse
By Carol Glatz – Every form of abuse – sexual, psychological or an abuse of power – is part of “the culture of death” that needs to be...
