The feast day celebrations began on Oct. 3 with a night procession and a solemn commemoration of the Transitus ("passage"), the traditional Franciscan prayer service in the Basilica of St. Mary of the ...

A funeral Mass for Phil Ponder, a local artist known for painting Catholic churches and other landmarks, will be at 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9, at St. Stephen Church in Old Hickory.

Christ de Bischheim (photo: Public Domain) “Let us not hesitate to help those who have died and to offer our prayers for them.” —St. John Chrysostom ...

Pallbearers from The Royal Dragoon Guards carry Katharine, Duchess of Kent’s coffin, draped in the Royal Standard, into Westminster Cathedral for a Vigil for the Deceased with Rite of Reception and ...