Modern technology has developed new methods of treating human remains, many of which are incompatible with church teaching, such as “human composting” or alkaline hydrolysis, also known as water ...

While it might feel macabre, it is vital to communicate to family members your desire for a Catholic funeral Mass and burial, ...

How can we choose hymns and Sacred Music fit for Eucharistic celebration? The USCCB's document on hymnody levels the debate.

Edward Carson, one of the founding figures of Northern Ireland, had contracted bronchial pneumonia in June 1935 but by July ...

Thanks to immigration and robust missionary work in Latin America, Hispanic membership has grown in the Mormon community. But ...

British Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster speaks to Britain's King Charles III, William, the Prince of Wales, and Kate, the Princess of Wales, following the funeral Mass for the Duchess of Kent ...

The royal family came out en masse to pay tribute to the Duchess of Kent, who passed away on 4 September aged 92. King Charles, Prince William, Catherine, the Princess of Wales, Prince Andrew, ...

A message from the head of the Catholic Church was read during the Duchess of Kent's requiem mass Janine Henni is a Royals Staff Writer for PEOPLE Digital, covering modern monarchies and the world's ...

The funeral at Westminster Cathedral marks the first Catholic funeral for a member of the British royal family in modern history Stephanie Petit is a Royals Editor, Writer and Reporter at PEOPLE.

The duchess, best known for her role bestowing trophies at the Wimbledon tennis tournament, was the first member of the royal family to convert to Catholicism in centuries. By Mark Landler Reporting ...

Mourners filled Westminster Cathedral for the requiem mass, a Catholic funeral, the first to be held for a member of the royal family in modern British history. A personal tribute from the Pope to the ...

The coffin of Katharine, Duchess of Kent, has been received during a solemn ceremony at Westminster Cathedral on the eve of her funeral service. Soldiers from The Royal Dragoon Guards, a regiment she ...