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,...
Death
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Pope to offer prayers for a record number of deceased cardinals, bishops
Pope Francis will be praying for the eternal repose of more cardinals and bishops at a memorial Mass on Nov...
Pope on All Souls: Tombs of Fallen Soldiers are a Cry for Peace
By Carol Glatz – The tombstones of soldiers killed in the war cry out to people today to end all...
