Josephite Father William Norvel, a forceful voice for Black Catholic identity who spent more than six decades challenging the institutional Church to live up to its claim of being universal, died ...

Our thoughts and prayers are with their loved ones ...

Although the majority of funeral directors are male, the profession is welcoming more and more women. Brittany Lemoine is ...

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To complete a season sweep of Catholic Conference rival Malden Catholic, Catholic Memorial leaned on its burgeoning two-man game in the post. With senior Kise Flannery dishing the rock and junior ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The viewing and funeral for Philadelphia Highway Patrol Officer Andy Chan is being held this week. Chan died on December 2, nearly seven years after he was critically injured ...

A mourner touches a casket in this file photo. On Oct. 27, 2025, Bishop David J. Bonnar of Youngstown, Ohio, issued a decree — effective Dec. 1 — to end holding funeral visitations in Catholic ...

EDITORIAL: The Church has a lot to say about a subject that many of us may not want to think about. That’s the premise of the Register’s first-ever ‘Death Issue.’ As the late fashion model Anita Colby ...

YOUNGSTOWN − The Catholic Diocese of Youngstown will prohibit calling hours on church properties beginning Dec. 1, with Bishop David Bonnar saying churches are "sacred buildings intended for divine ...

WASHINGTON, DC: Charlie Kirk’s name is once again dominating headlines, with a new claim now circulating—this time from Candace Owens. The former Turning Point USA (TPUSA) staffer claimed on her show ...

WORCESTER – Fewer people are burying their loved ones, according to George DiLorenzo, director of the Diocesan Cemeteries Office, and he said the main reason is the cost. Mr. DiLorenzo said he ...

Funeral services honoring Central Catholic boys basketball coaching great Joe Cortez, who died Oct. 8 at age 94, will be held in San Antonio beginning Oct. 30 and ending Oct. 31, his son Danny Cortez ...