Death & Dying
How 19th-century Spiritualists ‘canceled’ the idea of hell to address social and political concerns
By Lindsay DiCuirci — May 8, 2024
(The Conversation) — Spiritualists believed that after shedding the body in death, the spirit would continue on a celestial journey and help those on Earth create a more just world.
Bulgarians line the streets of the capital to bid farewell to Orthodox Patriarch Neophyte
By Associated Press — March 19, 2024
As threats to Black cemeteries persist, a movement to preserve their sacred heritage gains strength
By Darren Sands and Giovanna Dell'orto — March 15, 2024
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Animal chaplains offer spiritual care for every species
By Kathryn Post — March 8, 2024
(RNS) — 'This is beyond animal blessings and pet funerals,' said animal chaplain Sarah Bowen.
Tep Vong, the leader of Cambodia’s Buddhist community, dies at 93
By Associated Press — February 27, 2024
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia's Ministry of Cult and Religion said Tep Vong died Monday after an extended illness.
Sharon Brous on the power of saying ‘amen’ in a broken world
By Yonat Shimron — January 11, 2024
(RNS) — 'The Amen Effect' is an extended meditation on the importance of showing up — in good times and bad.
Lawsuit: Priest says first gas execution in US poses threat to religious liberty
By Kathryn Post — December 14, 2023
(RNS) — The Rev. Jeff Hood, spiritual adviser to Kenneth Smith, argued the restrictions imposed during the execution would violate Hood’s right to the free exercise of religion.
The pope says he wants to be buried in the Rome basilica, not in the Vatican
By Nicole Winfield — December 13, 2023
ROME (AP) — Francis has already said if he retires, he would want to live outside the Vatican somewhere in Rome in a residence for retired priests.
Pilgrims yearn to visit isolated peninsula where Catholic saints cared for Hawaii’s leprosy patients
By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher — December 1, 2023
KALAUPAPA, Hawaii (AP) — The pilgrimage to Kalaupapa, defined by its natural isolation in northern Molokai, is logistically challenging and restricted under normal circumstances.
Welcome to Mexican “muerteadas,” a traditional parade to portray how death can be as joyful as life
By MarÍa Teresa HernÁndez — November 3, 2023
SAN AGUSTÍN ETLA, México (AP) — The staging of muerteadas is humorous for participants and spectators alike.
How does the Vatican plan a retired pope’s funeral?
By Nicole Winfield — December 28, 2022
(RNS) — When Benedict announced his retirement in 2013, he opened a decade of uncharted pontifical territory.
The nun who became a star shares her wisdom in new book of letters
By Yonat Shimron — October 24, 2022
(RNS) — Sister Wendy Beckett's three-year correspondence with Robert Ellsberg, the publisher and editor in chief of Orbis Books, reveals a life devoted to saints, holiness, beauty, suffering and prayer.
Watching the Parkland jury verdict was wrenching. Survivors need more agency.
By Beth Kissileff — October 19, 2022
(RNS) — I mostly felt profound grief and sadness at the haunted, broken, anguished faces of the families. I don’t think anyone else needs to experience this stress.
Chile hospital integrates Native medicine, birth to death
By Giovanna Dell'orto — August 29, 2022
OSORNO, Chile (AP) — The largest public hospital in the southern Chilean city of Osorno is finding new ways to incorporate Indigenous health practices, a move they say is restoring a crucial spiritual component to health care.
Police: Death toll in Afghan capital mosque bombing now 21
By Rahim Faiez and Ebrahim Noroozi — August 19, 2022
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The mosque bombing comes just two days after the anniversary of the fall of Kabul on Aug. 15, 2021.
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