Christian funerals are increasingly secular. But how can Christians go quiet on the gospel at these of all moments? I’m troubled by a trend I’ve seen with funerals. For the last decade, I’ve been the ...

At the turn of the millennium, news producers the world over began preparations for three great funerals of global importance: Pope John Paul II, Queen Elizabeth II and Nelson Mandela, former ...

Priests bless a casket following a funeral service for Marcus Guara and his family at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Tuesday, July 6, 2021, in Miami Beach, Fla. (Credit: AP Photo/Lynne Sladky.) Listen As ...

BARBUTI, Michael J. – Hazleton. Krapf & Hughes Funeral Home and Crematory, Drums. Christian funeral service, Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church, Hazleton, by Deacon Vincent Oberto. Final prayers of ...

With church funerals and burials no longer the norm, pastors hope to restore occasions to gather and remember. Surging cremation rates are upending traditional practices around death, as more people ...