Archdiocese of Liverpool is first in England and Wales to commission lay ministers to celebrate funeral ceremonies
Topic: funerals
The Church is against cremation. Yet at our parish the storing of ashes nourishes faith and encourages prayers for the dead
Posted on Wednesday, 4 April 2012
The Italian Church’s newly promulgated Funeral Rites leave me in a quandary
Richard Ingrams reveals why he became a Catholic
Posted on Thursday, 22 September 2011
Co-founder of Private Eye and editor of the Oldie talks to the Herald about bishops, funerals and praying for the dead
Seve Ballesteros’s funeral had a powerful sense of community. I wish we saw more of this in England
Posted on Friday, 13 May 2011
The funeral was attended not only by golf luminaries but also the ordinary people of the town
‘Mourners for hire’ are a sign of our troubled times
The breakdown of family and community life is behind dwindling numbers at funerals