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‘Today, my concern is the number of Catholics that are not having a funeral Mass and going directly to burial. That’s not helpful to Catholics or to Catholic life.’
A Catholic priest in Northern Ireland has called last week’s funeral Mass a scandal.
The state’s Catholic conference had expressed opposition to the bill in a June letter.
We have been profoundly changed by this funeral for such a good father, and our hope for heaven and trust in Christ’s promises has been strengthened
Victor Sweeney feels called to his work with the grieving and the dead.
If we’re not ready to talk about death at a funeral, when will we ever talk about it?
Traditional funeral celebrations have been stymied by restrictions imposed to stem the disease’s spread.
Priests are asked to notify local authorities when a funeral is scheduled to take place and ensure that social distancing measures defined by the diocese are followed throughout the liturgy.
The confirmed number of COVID-19 deaths across Italy as of April 2 was 13,915, according to Italian health officials.
Faux Lego Crematorium Raises Issue of How to Prepare Children for a Funeral
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