Category Bereavement and counselling

Contents: Bereavement breaks/weeks, testimonials from the bereaved, pastoral resources (“What to do when a loved one dies?”, cremation, funerals). (Includes pages such as “Funérailles mode d’emploi” and “Que pense l’Église de la crémation?)

Finding Solace After the Death of a Child

Gilles et Eléonore au sanctuaire Notre-Dame de Montligeon le 18 octobre 2025.

Following the drowning of their young son Sixte, Éléonore and Gilles told us their story:their shock, their revolt, followed by a slow journey towards peace. The Word of God opened a breach of hope – I am the resurrection and…

Grief is an inner dialogue, says psychologist Marie-Estelle Dupont

Marie-Estelle Dupond et don Paul Denizot le 26 octobre 2025 à Paris

Grief affects everyone, sooner or later. Yet, in a society where everything moves faster, where strong performance, faultless success and happiness are highly valued, death is the disturbing element. It stops the flow, shatters our bearings and makes us brutally…

How to achieve the grieving process?

Sœur Cécile au micro de RCF.

The French poet Lamartine wrote: “One being is missing and every place feels empty”. Those words have a profound echo for those who experience absence, silence, the void left by someone they loved. Is it really possible to achieve the…