Cardinals in the Catholic Church witness many grand liturgical rituals in life. In death, their funerals are far more simple than for a bishop in his own cathedral, even a pastor in his own parish.

SYDNEY — The cathedral of Sydney is one of the grandest liturgical settings anywhere, a monumental stage for the great drama of salvation to be made present. In its 150-plus years, St. Mary’s has ...

Cardinal Cornelius Sim, the bishop of Brunei Darussalam, has died following a cardiac arrest barely seven months after Pope Francis made him a cardinal. He was 70. Cardinal Sim died on May 29 at a ...