National Catholic Register

Who Can Be Denied a Catholic Funeral? A History and Church Teaching on the ‘Very Rare’ Denials

The confrontational behavior by mourners attending a funeral service at New York City’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral for a noted transgender activist on Feb. 15 prompted questions about why the service was ...
National Catholic Reporter

Funeral Mass for Pope Benedict XVI will be based on a papal funeral

The Jan. 5 funeral Mass for Pope Benedict XVI will be a papal funeral with a few changes to fit with the fact that he was not the reigning pope and has not left behind a "sede vacante." "The ...
National Catholic Register

Why Are Fewer Catholics Having Church Funerals?

Death awaits at the end of every human life, and this profound event is also the entry point to the final judgment by Jesus that will determine the permanent destination of every human soul: heaven or ...
Crux

As an Advent lesson, stress the importance of the funeral Mass

A prelate blesses the coffin during the funeral ceremony for Cardinal Jozef Tomko presided by Pope Francis, in St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. (Credit: Gregorio ...
Los Angeles Times

Pope Francis remembered as a ‘pope among the people’ at his funeral Mass

VATICAN CITY — World leaders and Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for the “most peripheral of the peripheries” and reflected his ...