Funeral traditions vary by faith, in such areas as preparing the body, how the beloved is remembered, the structure of ceremonies, and the final resting place for the body. Here are brief overviews of ...

Priests bless a casket following a funeral service for Marcus Guara and his family at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Tuesday, July 6, 2021, in Miami Beach, Fla. (Credit: AP Photo/Lynne Sladky.) Listen As ...

Muslims take it as a social and religious responsibility to participate in funeral prayers and attend the funeral of Muslim brethren, but our practices are depriving our own dead of the prayers of ...

Ok, so this might sound a bit morbid, but it is a matter of life and death. Deaths do happen every day, whether we expect ...

God. Jesus. Heaven. God. Jesus. Heaven. I knew that Walter Pines didn’t believe in any of these things. But if you had attended his funeral, you’d have thought he was as true believer as they come.

COMMENTARY: Incorporating noteworthy contributions from Catholics, the Church of England provided a model to all Christians for how funerals ought to be conducted. King Charles III follows behind the ...

At the turn of the millennium, news producers the world over began preparations for three great funerals of global importance: Pope John Paul II, Queen Elizabeth II and Nelson Mandela, former ...

Funeral traditions vary by faith. Preparing the body for a funeral, how the beloved is remembered, interment or cremation and tributes are important parts of end-of-life practices. We’ve compiled ...