Catholics dedicate the month of November in a special way to pray for the dead. The Church even grants a plenary indulgence for the souls in Purgatory if a Catholic in a state of grace visits a ...
Cemeteries are the front line of defense against society’s increasing secularism and fear of death and suffering, said Peter Nobes, director of Catholic Cemeteries in the Archdiocese of Vancouver, ...
Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Chicago will host Cemetery Sunday outdoor rosary and prayer services at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2, in observance of All Saints’ Day, which is Nov. 1, and All ...
A large gang of workmen had the task 118 years ago of removing bodies from the Old Catholic Cemetery to be re-interred in Hanover Green Cemetery. The location of the Old Catholic Cemetery as described ...
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles announced Friday its Catholic Cemeteries and Mortuaries started offering contactless burial options due to state and local public health restrictions and high demand for ...
The Lenten season is upon Catholics. To mark the beginning of the Lenten season, or the 40-day period prior to Easter, Catholic Cemeteries of Long Island held a Stations of the Cross prayer service in ...
John Fay observes the crew from the backhoe. From left at the gravesite are foreman Dominick Anzaldo, Director of Operations Robert Mauriello, Executive Director Andrew Schafer and cemetery worker ...
Editor's Note: This article was originally published in The B.C. Catholic and is reprinted here with permission. Cemeteries are the front line of defense against society’s increasing secularism and ...