St. Anne Church in Richmond Hill, Georgia(Photo: Courtesy of St. Anne Church) In Springfield, Virginia, St. Raymond of Penafort Catholic Church was completed in 2006 — without altar rails.

Francis was laid out in red robes, clasping a rosary and wearing a bishop’s miter, the traditional pointed headdress.

Traditionally, the pope's internment, which takes place between four and six days following his death, occurs after a traditional Roman Catholic funeral Mass officiated by the dean of the College of ...

At the altar, Holtzman led attendees in a nigun ... attendees broke bread together in a ceremony led by the Rev. Joe Shields, a retired Catholic priest. "This action was led by clergy, and ...