Ottawa, Canada | Ask Fr Francis

Ottawa, Canada

My husband is not a Catholic, and we were married at a Catholic Church. For the past 47 years, he has taken me to Mass every week. Is it possible to have a Catholic funeral Mass for him when he dies?

My husband is not a Catholic, and we were married at a Catholic Church. For the past 47 years, he has taken me to Mass every week. Is it possible to have a Catholic funeral Mass for him when he dies?

病人要求安樂死，家人可以請天主教神職人員傅油嗎? 或替安樂死人士做殯葬儀式嗎?

病人要求安樂死，家人可以請天主教神職人員傅油嗎? 或替安樂死人士做殯葬儀式嗎?

Are we supposed to make the sign of the cross when the priests grants absolution following the penitential act during mass?

Are we supposed to make the sign of the cross when the priests grants absolution following the penitential act during mass?

I have been getting acupuncture treatments for sometime now but have been getting mixed comments from different people in regards to acupuncture not being accepted in our Catholic faith. Could you please clarify?

I have been getting acupuncture treatments for sometime now but have been getting mixed comments from different people in regards to acupuncture not being accepted in our Catholic faith. Could you please clarify?

如何棄置已祝聖的聖物？

如何棄置已祝聖的聖物？

既然說領洗後，會把之前所有罪赦了，但為何離了婚的慕道者卻要在教區辦手續才可領洗? 他之前的配偶也不是教友，縱然離婚在教會是不對，但也是領洗前的事。

既然說領洗後，會把之前所有罪赦了，但為何離了婚的慕道者卻要在教區辦手續才可領洗? 他之前的配偶也不是教友，縱然離婚在教會是不對，但也是領洗前的事。