The rites performed in the Church of England ceremony ­derive from the Order of the ­Burial of the Dead from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer, with the Queen having selected her favourite psalms and ...
Under a foggy gray sky on January 5, a historic funeral in St. Peter’s Square saw the sitting pontiff, Pope Francis, preside at a somber and simple ceremony for his predecessor, Emeritus Pope Benedict ...
On the eve of Ash Wednesday this year, a great number of priests and lay people had the privilege to participate actively in the funeral service held at the Holy Trinity church, in Marsa, of Gaetano ...
VATICAN CITY — Tens of thousands of people were present in St. Peter’s Square for the funeral Thursday of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a leading theologian of the 20th century and the first pope to ...