For West Michigan White Dove Release, the standard funeral service has four birds. "Three for the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. One more for the deceased," Phillips explained.

This is the awful moment white doves were released at a funeral - then hit by a truck passing by the service. A man is seen addressing the congregation outdoors, apparently in a park, next to a ...

For West Michigan White Dove Release, the standard funeral service has four birds. "Three for the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. One more for the deceased," Phillips explained.

When Janice Lee joined the Calabasas City Council (annual salary: $3,600), she kept her day job. Which explains why she’s heading to the funeral of a 103-year-old woman in a pickup truck stuffed ...

The white dove then appeared to Noah with an olive branch in its mouth so Noah knew that the waters had receded. But it's also a symbol of the Holy Spirit; the olive branch is a metaphor for peace.

Pope replaces white doves with colourful balloons for a ceremony in St Peter’s Square, after the birds of peace were attacked on last outing. By Andrea Vogt 25 January 2015 • 6:43pm .

This is the awful moment white doves were released at a funeral - then hit by a truck passing by the service. A man is seen addressing the congregation outdoors, apparently in a park, next to a ...