The solemn event has an order and purpose. In the center, a casket draped in the American flag provides the most graphic symbol. “Outside of Christmas and what Christmas represents, to me this ...

WASHINGTON — Jimmy Carter was celebrated Thursday for his personal humility and public service before, during and after his presidency during a funeral at Washington National Cathedral ...

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that a U.S. threat to withhold some arms would not prevent Israel from continuing its offensive in Gaza, indicating it might ...

As Prevost began to speak to the crowd gathered in Vatican City's St. Peter's Square, the voting cardinals filled the four balconies that flank the flag-draped balcony where he introduced himself ...

After the service, the flag-draped casket was carried by a detail of Army Rangers to be laid to rest at South Lawn Cemetery, 5401 S. Park Ave. Amidst the birdsong and the sunshine, dress blues ...

who stood beside Stanley’s flag-draped casket and spoke eloquently of his impact. All — young and old, famous or common — made the pilgrimage up Ralph Stanley Highway to Carter Stanley ...