Cardinals in the Catholic Church witness many grand liturgical rituals in life. In death, their funerals are far more simple than for a bishop in his own cathedral, even a pastor in his own parish.

SYDNEY — The cathedral of Sydney is one of the grandest liturgical settings anywhere, a monumental stage for the great drama of salvation to be made present. In its 150-plus years, St. Mary’s has ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Three days of memorials for Francis Cardinal George concluded with a funeral Mass at Holy Name Cathedral and burial at All Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines Thursday. Three days of ...

Cardinal Bernard Law, who resigned as archbishop of Boston when it became clear he had knowingly transferred priests accused of sexually abusing children, made mistakes as all people do, Cardinal ...

VATICAN CITY – In front of hundreds of world leaders attending the funeral of Pope Francis on April 26, Italian Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re called for care for migrants, an end to wars, and action ...

Funeral rites for Cardinal Francis George at Holy Name Cathedral began April 21, 2015, with a Rite of Reception, public visitations and a private prayer service. Visitation periods, an interfaith ...

VATICAN CITY – The Australian cardinal who decried the papacy of Pope Francis as a “catastrophe” was given a funeral Saturday and hailed by some fellow churchmen at St. Peter's Basilica, with the ...

Cardinal Bernard Law’s funeral today inside St. Peter’s Basilica — one of the holiest shrines in Catholicism — where Pope Francis will attend has enraged survivors of clergy sex abuse who say the ...

Cardinal's sermon highlights pope's favourite political themes Giovanni Battista Re also stresses pope's popularity 'Pope Francis truly shared the anxieties, sufferings and hopes of this time' VATICAN ...