I have often said that I would rather officiate one thousand funerals than officiate one wedding. It’s not that I hate weddings, it’s just that I prefer to officiate funerals, especially if they are ...

Father Stephen Pietrowski, pastor of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Parish in Centerport, N.Y., addresses the congregation during the funeral Mass for Philadelphia Phillies minor league pitcher Corey ...

When it comes to funerals, we usually face a mere two options: burial or cremation? But local cemeteries are increasingly offering another way: natural burials. The problem? Most people don't know ...

When Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's On Death and Dying burst upon the world in 1968, hospital chaplains and those who trained pastoral counselors were among the first to endorse it. The psychological framing ...

Cardinals in the Catholic Church witness many grand liturgical rituals in life. In death, their funerals are far more simple than for a bishop in his own cathedral, even a pastor in his own parish.

The Rev. Bob Anderson, a leading Baptist minister who was counsel to Louisiana governors and founded one of the largest private parochial schools in the state, will preach at his own funeral Sunday.

The Right Reverend George Edward Councell, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey from 2003 until he retired in 2013, died May 21 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Hamilton, from ...

Some people might think it strange. Actually, most people would think it very strange that I am going to preach my own memorial service. Added to that, I am going to preach my wife’s memorial service ...

I thought I’d found my groove for funerals. I used to feel calm as they approached. I used to feel competent, I felt I knew exactly what to do. That is, until the pandemic hit. My first funeral after ...