Olivier de Cagny, Bishop of Évreux, explores the meaning of the Church’s prayer for the deceased at the heart of the Mass. Digging into the Eucharistic prayers and the memento of the dead, he shows how the liturgy bears the…
What should we choose for funerals, a Mass or just a blessing? Less than half of the French wish to have a religious service for their own obsequies. Still, when a loved-one dies, the question of choosing between a Mass…
Nowadays, cremation has become commonplace. Is cremation forbidden by the Church? What is its meaning? Should we attend the cremation of a loved-one? Christian de Cacqueray, the founder of the Catholic Service of Funerals, gives his point of view.