Corsica is one of the few French territories to have a repertoire of songs that are steeped in history and still in use today ...

Pope Francis will visit Ajaccio to connect with Corsica, a land where the overwhelmingly dominant Catholic faith is deeply interwoven with Corsican culture and identity. On this island, where popular ...

My ancestors’ beautiful country faces a long road back to peace and prosperity. Step one is freeing itself from Iran and ...

Mexican musician Marco López wrote the lyrics and Kiki Troia, an Argentine Catholic singer, did the musical arrangement. The joyful song was performed by New Fire Music Ministry of Chiapas.

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Their role at a funeral isn’t simply to carry the casket, but also to offer spiritual support, sometimes joining in prayer and singing hymns “to ... outside the Roman Catholic faith.

There are other schools around the country that now run their own pallbearer ministries, including Catholic ... at a funeral ...

On November 20, the Vatican published a new edition of the Ordo Exsequiarum Romani Pontificis, the ceremonial guide that codifies the funeral rites for popes. This updated edition, approved by the ...

Pope Francis on Wednesday announced plans in April to canonize a teenage web designer who documented miracles online and used his tech skills to maintain websites for local Catholic organizations.

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis waves as he leaves after his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican ...

I cannot make it through the hymn "I Am the Bread of Life" without getting choked up: We sang it at both of my parents' funerals ... the truths of our faith. Catholic hymnody has a less happy ...

The action on Jan. 4, 2023, is part of the funeral rites for popes. (photo: Vatican Media / VM) Hannah Brockhaus/CNA Vatican November 20, 2024 The Vatican has updated the liturgical book ...