The custom is believed to stem from Catholic funeral processions ... Yet I’m struck by the fact that these memorials, while surely beautiful and comforting for the families, offer nothing ...

NEW YORK, July 21 – The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark has sued the state of New Jersey, arguing that a new law preventing religious organizations from selling headstones is a violation of ...

ALBANY — A holy battle is brewing in the state Legislature over headstones. The Catholic Conference is urging lawmakers to reject a bill that would bar religious cemetery operators from selling ...

ROME (JTA) – Police identified four young teenagers as the vandals who smashed or toppled scores of Catholic and Jewish ... videos filmed them smashing headstones, tombs, and memorials in ...