"Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me." The Good News: This passage is particularly ...

State funeral services for former President George H.W. Bush, who died on Nov. 30 at the age of 94, were held on Wednesday at the Washington National Cathedral George H.W. Bush‘s granddaughters are ...

Saturday's memorial service for the late Sen. John McCain at Washington National Cathedral featured readings and songs from the Old and New Testament as well as a famous poem with a naval theme.

Former first lady Barbara Bush's granddaughters offered moving readings of scripture passages from Ecclesiastes, Proverbs and Corinthians at her funeral Saturday. "For everthing there is a season," ...

When Stephen Hawking died last month, succumbing to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) after battling the degenerative disease for more than 50 years, the actor Eddie Redmayne was among the first to ...

Kielce Gussie, a Vatican journalist, was chosen for the first reading at the pope's funeral after her boss received a request for an English speaker. Gussie's parents, of Middleburg watched their ...

Jenna Bush Hager recites Bible verses at George H.W. Bush's funeral George H.W. Bush's granddaughter, Jenna Bush Hager, reads passage from Revelations at her grandfather's funeral.

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