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, ...

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 ...

Most families don’t think about cemetery or funeral planning until they have to. Decisions are made quickly, emotions are high, and time feels painfully short. Yet the choices made during those ...

When a family suffers the loss of a loved one, about 50 difficult decisions must be made within hours, but cemetery pre-planning sets most details ahead of time and can ease much of a grieving ...

Many of us plan ahead in life -- we arrange weddings, education for our children, family vacations, retirement and other significant expected life events. As we know, preparing and planning for ...

It took 27 years and a struggle that endured through the tenure of four bishops, but a new Roman Catholic cemetery is finally open in Old Westbury. The Queen of Peace Cemetery, which will have up to ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. VISTA, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — A new catholic cemetery with space for around 13,000 graves could be opening soon in Vista after ...

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 ...