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REGENSBURG, Germany -- Retired Pope Benedict XVI followed the funeral of his brother, Georg Ratzinger, via live streaming, reported the German Catholic news agency KNA.

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TROSLY-BREUIL, France -- Gathered in a makeshift chapel around a simple pine casket, members of L'Arche communities and Faith and Light groups from around the world mourned the passing of Jean Vanier and celebrated his life, his wisdom, his holiness and humanity.

]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) Canada Fri, 17 May 2019 11:22:07 -0400 Van attack victim Anne Marie D’Amico remembered for her ‘big heart’ /item/27296-van-attack-victim-anne-marie-d-amico-remembered-for-her-big-heart /item/27296-van-attack-victim-anne-marie-d-amico-remembered-for-her-big-heart

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The warm, generous, loving and happy young woman who was the first among the 10 Toronto van attack victims to be revealed to the public was laid to rest May 2 in her familyöÏÓãÊÓƵapp parish with 900 friends and supporters crowding St. ClareöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Roman Catholic Church.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Wed, 02 May 2018 14:20:46 -0400 We owe a loved one the dignity of a proper funeral /features/estate-planning/item/23514-we-owe-a-loved-one-the-dignity-of-a-proper-funeral /features/estate-planning/item/23514-we-owe-a-loved-one-the-dignity-of-a-proper-funeral

When the Christian community gathers to celebrate a Funeral Mass, it gathers as members of the Church on Earth to say farewell to a loved one and entrust their soul, through the mercy of God, to Heaven.

]]> Estate Planning Sat, 05 Nov 2016 13:59:00 -0400 Daunting challenge /columns/item/23272-daunting-challenge /columns/item/23272-daunting-challenge

After wading into the social and legal morass of assisted suicide Canadian Catholics are now confronting its spiritual implications — and receiving no clear answers.

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