Benedict noted in one Angelus address: “The Beatitudes are the transposition of the Cross and Resurrection into discipleship.

A funeral Mass was celebrated for John L. Allen Jr. on Monday in Sant’Eugenio basilica in Rome. The legendary Vatican beat ...

UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland (RNS) — Thousands of fans of gospel music giant Richard Smallwood bid him farewell in a music-filled ...

An explainer outlines why cremation is permissible in Christianity and how custom differs from doctrine, shaping contemporary ...

France’s three-time presidential candidate, Marine Le Pen, is to attend the funeral next week of 1950s and 1960s film star Brigitte Bardot, a member of her team said on Tuesday. President Emmanuel ...

The mourners had taken their seats. Many were dressed in black. Others wore veils and large hoop skirts, reminiscent of Victorian-era fashion. When the clock struck 1:01 p.m. (a time, organizers said, ...

Criscilla Anderson, who was a dance and choreographer as well as the wife of country singer Coffey Anderson, specified before her death that she wanted her funeral to be open to the public. She made ...

The Mavericks' Raul Malo was open with fans throughout his cancer battle, and always made sure they knew just how much they bolstered him throughout his illness and in his final days. So it makes ...

The Texas Funeral Service Commission (or, TFSC) is a state agency charged with regulating deathcare. The agency licenses funeral providers, embalmers and establishments (like funeral homes and ...

Liberal MS NOW host Rachel Maddow went viral Thursday after she was spotted at the funeral of former Vice President Dick Cheney. Maddow, who once called Cheney "the ...

Several political figures are set to attend the funeral of former Vice President Dick Cheney in the nation's capital this week. The longtime force in Republican politics died of complications of ...

Former Vice President Dick Cheney’s funeral will be held at the Washington National Cathedral in the nation’s capital on Nov. 20 at 11 a.m. Former Presidents George W. Bush and Joe Biden have been ...