Your archdiocesan newspaper has a very long tradition of remembering the dead and thus reminding all of us to pray for them. You read this every week in the newspaper in the necrology, death notices, ...

An explainer outlines why cremation is permissible in Christianity and how custom differs from doctrine, shaping contemporary choices. The overview matters for families weighing Christian cremation ...

West Belfast boxer Paul McCullagh Jr was remembered as a 'gentle giant' as family, friends and the boxing world gathered to say an emotional farewell to the 25-year-old.

December 31, 2025 With profound sadness, yet deep faith in the promise of eternal life, we announce the passing of […] ...

Centre Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, 193 Main St., welcomes all to celebrate the Third Sunday after Epiphany after Christmas on Jan. 25 with a 10 a.m. service in the sanctuary and ...

Ahn Sung-ki's baptismal name is John the Apostle, and he was a devout Catholic. In 2014, during Pope Francis' visit to Korea, ...

Mourners for a young family killed in a tragic road accident heard today that they will no longer see the “smiling face” of ...

A TOWN and a county still stunned and utterly saddened by the tragic loss of one of its own came together today to say a ...

British-born Thomas Paine helped inspire the 13 English colonies to declare independence and form the United States of ...

For nearly twenty years I have been writing a column for the Sunday Island. It has been a joyous ride for someone who is not ...

I couldn’t have explained it while it was happening, but there have been moments in my life when I quickly and intimately ...

Emotional footage of Precious Afia Donkor’s father has courted attention as he could not control himself at his daughter’s ...